Pre-synthesis optimization for asynchronous circuits using compiler techniques

The effectiveness of traditional compiler techniques employed in high-level synthesis of synchronous circuits aiming to present a generic code is studied for asynchronous synthesis by considering the special features of these circuits. The compiler methods can be used innovatively to improve the synthesis results in both power consumption and area. The compiler methods like speculation, loop invariant code motion and condition expansion are applicable in decreasing mass of handshaking circuits and intermediate modules. Moreover, they eliminate conditional access to variables and ports and reducing the amount of completion detection circuits. The approach is superimposed on to Persia synthesis toolset as a presynthesis source-to-source transformation phase, and results shows on average 22% improvement in terms of area and 24 % in power consumption for asynchronous benchmarks.