Presentation 2017-02-21
Impact of Operational Unit Binding on Aging-induced Degradation in High-level Synthesis for Asynchronous Systems
Tsuyoshi Iwagaki, Kohta Itani, Hideyuki Ichihara, Tomoo Inoue,
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Abstract(in English) This paper discusses delay-robustness of a four-phase dual-rail asynchronous system at register transfer level (RTL). A type of RTL delay faults, which can be caused by the stress during operations in the field and correspond to aging-induced degradation, is introduced to analyze delay-robustness of such a system. Since data transfer between registers is realized by the interaction between the controller and datapath of an asynchronous system, i.e., by handshaking, the effect of any delay fault never causes system failure but can lead to performance degradation of the system. In this paper, it is pointed out that operational unit binding in high-level synthesis for asynchronous systems affects their delay-robustness in terms of performance degradation through several design examples. The future direction of operational unit binding is also discussed to obtain asynchronous systems with high delay-robustness.
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Keyword(in English) Four-phase dual-rail asynchronous systemAging-induced degradationRTL delay faultDelay-robustnessOp- erational unit binding
Paper # DC2016-78
Date of Issue 2017-02-14 (DC)

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Committee DC
Conference Date 2017/2/21(1days)
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Place (in English) Kikai-Shinko-Kaikan Bldg.
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Topics (in English) VLSI Design and Test, etc
Chair Michiko Inoue(NAIST)
Vice Chair Satoshi Fukumoto(Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.)
Secretary Satoshi Fukumoto(Kyoto Sangyo Univ.)
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Language ENG
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Title (in English) Impact of Operational Unit Binding on Aging-induced Degradation in High-level Synthesis for Asynchronous Systems
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) Four-phase dual-rail asynchronous systemAging-induced degradationRTL delay faultDelay-robustnessOp- erational unit binding
1st Author's Name Tsuyoshi Iwagaki
1st Author's Affiliation Hiroshima City University(Hiroshima City Univ.)
2nd Author's Name Kohta Itani
2nd Author's Affiliation Hiroshima City University(Hiroshima City Univ.)
3rd Author's Name Hideyuki Ichihara
3rd Author's Affiliation Hiroshima City University(Hiroshima City Univ.)
4th Author's Name Tomoo Inoue
4th Author's Affiliation Hiroshima City University(Hiroshima City Univ.)
Date 2017-02-21
Paper # DC2016-78
Volume (vol) vol.116
Number (no) DC-466
Page pp.pp.23-28(DC),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2017-02-14 (DC)