This paper proposes a detailed design analysis of sequential circuits for quantum-dot cellular automata (QCA). This analysis encompasses flip-flop (FF) devices as well as circuits. Initially, a novel RS-type FF amenable to a QCA implementation is proposed. This FF extends a previous threshold-based configuration to QCA by taking into account the timing issues associated with the adiabatic switc...

states at circuit nodes may erroneously change. Further, BIST schemes with random test patterns may need an excessive amount of energy because of longer test length. Abstract I n a scan-based system with a large number of flip-flops, a major component of power is consumed during scanshift and clocking operation in test mode. In this paper, a novel scan-path architecture called double-tree scan ...

In this paper, we describe a new datapath scheduling algorithm called DFCS based on the concept of dynamic frequency clocking. In dynamic frequency clocking scheme, all functional units in the datapath are driven by a single clock line that switches frequency dynamically at run time. The algorithm schedules lower frequency operators at earlier steps and delays higher frequency operators to late...

Complex SoC imply the seamless integration of numerous IPs performing different functions and operating at different clock frequencies. The integration of several heterogeneous components into a single system gives rise to new challenges. Major issue includes controlling the clock frequencies of the different modules. As chips become faster and larger, designers face significant challenges incl...

The self-clocking principle (SCP) of Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) had been analyzed for a network implementing a per-flow buffering scheme. The ideal SCP is yet unknown for the Internet which implements a first-in-first-out buffering scheme. This paper derives an ideal SCP for the Internet by formulating the traffic transmission control into a typical control problem and then solving it ...

Power dissipation is the main limitation of all the nano electronics design techniques including Quantumdot Cellular Automata (QCA). The reversible computing is considered as the reliable solution to lower the power dissipation. In this paper, the contribution is divided into three parts. In the first part, a multi-objective synthesis method is presented for reversible functions (with the objec...