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Optimization of Null Convenction Logic using Gate Diffusion Input
Proceedings of the 16th International SoC Design Conference (2019, Jeju, South Korea)
  • Prashanthi Metku
  • Minsu Choi, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Kyung Ki Kim
  • Yong-Bin Kim
Abstract

Null convention logic is a commonly used delay insensitive paradigm for designing asynchronous circuits. Traditionally, NCL circuits are implemented using static complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology that tends to have large area overhead. To address this issue, a gate diffusion input (GDI) methodology is introduced for realizing NCL circuits. This GDI is a low-power design approach that uses only two transistors to design complex circuits. By using this design technique, a significant reduction area utilization was observed at the expense of latency overhead. To address this limitation, a novel design approach based on GDI methodology is proposed in this paper. The proposed fast GDI (FGDI) approach uses GDI functions F1 and F2 to reduce latency without affecting performance. To evaluate the performance of the FGDI technique, a one-bit full adder was realized in Cadence virtuoso 45nm technology. Compared to GDI implementation, FGDI approach shows a 76% reduction in the latency.

Meeting Name
16th International System-on-Chip Design Conference, ISOCC 2019 (2019: Oct. 6-9, Jeju, South Korea)
Department(s)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
  • CMOS,
  • Gate Diffusion Input,
  • Null Convention Logic
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-172812478-0
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2019 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
10-1-2019
Publication Date
01 Oct 2019
Citation Information
Prashanthi Metku, Minsu Choi, Kyung Ki Kim and Yong-Bin Kim. "Optimization of Null Convenction Logic using Gate Diffusion Input" Proceedings of the 16th International SoC Design Conference (2019, Jeju, South Korea) (2019) p. 21 - 22
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/minsu-choi/110/