Behavior-Level Simulation of Asynchronous Circuits

Ngoc Lam Huynh
Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology

Khanh Phuong Phan
Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology

Anh-Vu Dinh-Duc
Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology

Hoang Anh Pham
Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology

Abstract
Today, acceptance of the asynchronous technology by the semi-conductor industry strongly depends on the development and the availability of powerful tools. Among them, simulation is one of the most important tools. The paper represents a high-level modeling using Petri Nets. This behavior model helps simulating to-be-implemented circuits so that the potential errors can be found early in the design flow.

Keywords: behavior-level simulation, asynchronous circuits, Petri Network, ADL (Asynchronous Description Language).