Synchronization and Arbitration in Digital SystemsISBN: 978-0-470-51082-7
Hardcover
280 pages
January 2008
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Today’s networks of processors on and off chip, operating
with independent clocks, need effective synchronization of the data
passing between them for reliability. When two or more processors
request access to a common resource, such as a memory, an arbiter
has to decide which request to deal with first. Current
developments in integrated circuit processing are leading to an
increase in the numbers of independent digital processing elements
in a single system. With this comes faster communications, more
networks on chip, and the demand for more reliable, more complex,
and higher performance synchronizers and arbiters. Written by one
of the foremost researchers in this area of digital design, this
authoritative text provides in-depth theory and practical design
solutions for the reliable working of synchronization and
arbitration hardware in digital systems.
The book provides methods for making real reliability measurements both on and off chip, evaluating some of the common difficulties and detailing circuit solutions at both circuit and system levels. Synchronization and Arbitration in Digital Systems also presents:
- mathematical models used to estimate mean time between failures in digital systems;
- a summary of serial and parallel communication techniques for on-chip data transmission;
- explanations on how to design a wrapper for a locally synchronous cell, highlighting the issues associated with stoppable clocks;
- an examination of various types of priority arbiters, using signal transition graphs to show the specification of different designs (from the simplest to more complex multi-way arbiters) including ways of solving problems encountered in a wide range of applications;
- essential information on systems composed of independently timed regions, including a discussion on the problem of choice and the factors affecting the time taken to make choices in electronics.
With its logical approach to design methodology, this will prove an invaluable guide for electronic and computer engineers and researchers working on the design of digital electronic hardware. Postgraduates and senior undergraduate students studying digital systems design as part of their electronic engineering course will struggle to find a resource that better details the information given inside this book