Asynchronous Logic Circuits and Sheaf Obstructions
Author(s) -
Michael Robinson
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
electronic notes in theoretical computer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.242
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 1571-0661
DOI - 10.1016/j.entcs.2012.05.010
Subject(s) - sheaf , asynchronous circuit , computer science , sequential logic , existential quantification , theoretical computer science , logic optimization , formalism (music) , electronic circuit , logic gate , truth table , mathematics , algorithm , logic synthesis , programming language , discrete mathematics , electrical engineering , pure mathematics , engineering , clock signal , synchronous circuit , art , musical , visual arts
This article exhibits a particular encoding of logic circuits into a sheaf formalism. The central result of this article is that there exists strictly more information available to a circuit designer in this setting than exists in static truth tables, but less than exists in event-level simulation. This information is related to the timing behavior of the logic circuits, and thereby provides a “bridge” between static logic analysis and detailed simulation
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