2003 · 31 citations · 0 references
EngineeringComputer EngineeringElectrical EngineeringAlgorithmsComputer ArchitectureMicroelectronicsCmos Circuit DesignDetector TechnologyDigital Integrated Circuit DesignDigital Integrated CircuitsDigital Logic DesignLogic SynthesisArithmetic CircuitsCmos Digital Circuit DesignCmos Logic CircuitsCmos Logic DesignCombinational Logic SynthesisDetector Design
A novel way of implementing the leading zero detector (LZD) circuit is presented. The implementation is based on an algorithmic approach resulting in a modular and scalable circuit for any number of bits. This implementation is compared with the results obtained using modern logic synthesis (LS) tools in the same 0.9- mu m CMOS technology. This approach to LZD design yields both speed and area advantages over LS.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>