WAVE-PIPELINING - A TUTORIAL AND RESEARCH SURVEY

Wave-pipelining is a method of high-performance circuit design which i mplements pipelining in logic without the use of intermediate latches or registers. The combination of high-performance integrated circuit ( IC) technologies, pipelined architectures, and sophisticated computer- aided design (CAD) tools has converted wave-pipelining from a theoreti cal oddity into a realistic, although challenging, VLSI design method. This paper presents a tutorial of the principles of wave-pipelining a nd a survey of wave-pipelined VLSI chips and CAD tools for the synthes is and analysis of wave-pipelined circuits.