Systems and methods for performing automated conversion of representations of synchronous circuit designs to and from representations of asynchronous circuit designs
US7610567B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/30
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems automate an approach to provide a way to convert a circuit design from a synchronous representation to an asynchronous representation without any designer or user interaction or redesign of the synchronous circuit. An optimized, automated, non-Interactive conversion of representations of synchronous circuit designs to and from representations of asynchronous circuit designs, facilitating traditional electronic design automation (EDA) tools to process and manipulate asynchronous designs while allowing synchronous designs to be implemented using asynchronous hardware solutions. The invention also facilitates feedback to synchronous design tools in synchronous representation for optimization and iteration of the design process by engineers, eliminating the need for engineers to be aware of the underlying asynchronous architecture of the underlying hardware implementation.
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