内容简介
Writtenbyoneoftheforemostresearchersinthisareaofdigitaldesign,thisauthoritativetextprovidesin-depththeoryandpracticaldesignsolutionsforthereliableworkingofsynchronizationandarbitrationhardwareindigitalsystems.Thebookprovidesmethodsformakingrealreliabilitymeasurementsbothonandoffchip,evaluatingsomeofthecommondifficultiesanddetailingcircuitsolutionsatbothcircuitandsystemlevels.SynchronizationandArbitrationinDigitalSystemsalsopresents:*mathematicalmodelsusedtoestimatemeantimebetweenfailuresindigitalsystems;*asummaryofserialandparallelcommunicationtechniquesforon-chipdatatransmission;*explanationsonhowtodesignawrapperforalocallysynchronouscell,highlightingtheissuesassociatedwithstoppableclocks;*anexaminationofvarioustypesofpriorityarbiters,usingsignaltransitiongraphstoshowthespecificationofdifferentdesigns(fromthesimplesttomorecomplexmulti-wayarbiters)includingwaysofsolvingproblemsencounteredinawiderangeofapplications;*essentialinformationonsystemscomposedofindependentlytimedregions,includingadiscussionontheproblemofchoiceandthefactorsaffectingthetimetakentomakechoicesinelectronics.Withitslogicalapproachtodesignmethodology,thiswillproveaninvaluableguideforelectronicandcomputerengineersandresearchersworkingonthedesignofdigitalelectronichardware.Postgraduatesandseniorundergraduatestudentsstudyingdigitalsystemsdesignaspartoftheirelectronicengineeringcoursewillstruggletofindaresourcethatbetterdetailstheinformationgiveninsidethisbook.
作者简介
EmeritusProfessorofElectronicsSchoolofElectrical,Electronic,andComputerEngineeringNewcastleUniversityNewcastleuponTyneUnitedKingdomBackground:DavidKinnimentisProfessorEmeritusatNewcastleUniversity,havingbeenProfessorofElectronicsintheDepartmentofElectricalandElectronicEngineeringbetween1979and1998.HisbackgroundisincomputerhardwaredesignatManchesterUniversitywhereheworkedonanumberofresearchcomputers.Hecurrentlyworksparttime,mainlyonasynchronousdesignanddesignmethodology,withProfAlexYakovlevintheComputerScienceDept.ProjectsinthisareaaresupportedbytheEPSRC,andareconcernedwiththetheory,design,andapplicationofasynchronouscontrollersandcommunicationmechanisms.TheUniversityisalsoamemberoftheACiDEUNetworkforasynchronousdesign.WithintheEEEDeptheisinvolvedwiththeEPSRCsupportedSETNETSemiconductorTestNetwork