As device scaling continues, process variability and defect densities are becoming increasingly challenging for circuit designers to contend with. Variability reduces timing margins, making it difficult and time consuming to meet design specifications. Defects can cause degraded performance or incorrect operation resulting in circuit failure. Consequently test times are lengthened and production yields are reduced.
This work assess the combination of two concepts, self-timed asynchronous design and fault tolerance, as a possible solution to both variability and defects. Asynchronous design is not as sensitive to variability as synchronous, while fault tolerance allows continued functional operation in the presence of defects.
GasP is a self-timed asynchronous design that provides high performance in a simple circuit. Quadded Logic, is a gate level fault tolerant methodology. This study presents Quadded GasP, a fault tolerant asynchronous design.
This work demonstrates that Quadded GasP circuits continue to function within performance expectations when faults are present. The increased area and reduced performance costs of Quadded GasP area also evaluated.
These results show Quadded GasP circuits are a viable option for managing process variation and defects. Application of these circuits will provide decreased development and test times, as well as increased yield.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:pdx.edu/oai:pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu:open_access_etds-4484 |
| Date | 27 February 2017 |
| Creators | Scheiblauer, Kristopher S. |
| Publisher | PDXScholar |
| Source Sets | Portland State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Dissertations and Theses |
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