A burst-mode oriented back-end for the Balsa synthesis system
T. Chelcea, Andrew Bardsley, D. Edwards, S.M. Nowick · 2003
This paper introduces several new component clustering techniques for the optimization of asynchronous systems. In particular, novel "burst-mode aware" restriction.; are imposed to limit the cluster sizes and to ensure synthesizability. A new control specification language, CH, is also introduced which facilitates the manipulation and optimization of handshake control components. The new method has been fully integrated into a comprehensive asynchronous synthesis package, Balsa. Experimental results on several substantial design examples, including a 32-bit microprocessor core, indicate significant performance improvements for the optimized circuits.