Novel Asynchronous Wrapper and Its Application to GALS Systems

An asynchronous wrapper with novel handshake circuits for data communication in globally asynchronous locally synchronous （GALS） systems is proposed. The handshake circuits include two communication ports and a local clock generator. Two approaches for the implementation of communication ports are presented, one with pure standard cells and the others with Mttller-C elements. The detailed design methodology for GALS systems is given and the circuits are validated with VHDL and circuits simulation in standard CMOS technology.