It executes standard ARM code, and proved that complex asynchronous design is feasible. It shows significant power saving opportunities and much lower electromagnetic emission than a comparable synchronous chip. It has a simple external interface and is a flexible embedded processing unit. The chip incorporates a number of new design features, and problems such as asynchronous on-chip buses and internal DMA are being addressed. The future We are getting increasingly close to commercial viability, and future research plans revolve around making the technology more attractive to our industrial collaborators.
Students are welcome to join the group to work in any relevant areas.
We need to reduce the development costs of asynchronous designs, which so far have mainly been designed by hand. Low-power circuit design. Asynchronous design is potentially low power, but we need to make the most of this advantage by improving the power-efficiency of our circuits. Design for testability of asynchronous circuits. As asynchronous circuits approach commercial exploitation, it is essential that reliable and economic testability strategies are developed.