NDLI: Optimal clocking and enhanced testability for high-performance self-resetting domino pipelines

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Dooply, A.E. Yun, K.Y.
Copyright Year	1999
Description	Author affiliation: Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA (Dooply, A.E.)
Abstract	We describe a method to clock the domino pipeline at the maximum rate by using soft synchronizers between pipeline stages and thus allowing "time borrowing" i.e., allowing input signals to arrive at a pipe stage after the clock tick. We show a robust way of placing "roadblocks" (equivalent to slave latches) in each pipe stage to maintain the optimal clock rate. As explicit latches are not required at the pipe stage boundaries, the latch overhead is eliminated. We use the self-resetting scheme to circumvent often performance-limiting precharge timing requirements. We also address several issues regarding the testability of self-resetting domino circuits including scan register design and multiple stuck fault testing.
Starting Page	200
Ending Page	214
File Size	425581
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0769500560
ISSN	1522869X
DOI	10.1109/ARVLSI.1999.756049
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1999-03-21
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Clocks Circuit testing Latches Pipelines Automatic testing Synchronization Robustness Timing Registers Circuit faults
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Libarray of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Optimal clocking and enhanced testability for high-performance self-resetting domino pipelines