@phdthesis{Krstic2006, author = {Krstic, Milos}, title = {Request-driven GALS technique for datapath architectures}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:co1-000000888}, school = {BTU Cottbus - Senftenberg}, year = {2006}, abstract = {In this thesis a novel Globally Asynchronous Locally Synchronous (GALS) technique applicable to wireless communication systems and generally to datapath architectures is presented. The proposed concept is intended for point-to-point communication with very intensive but bursty data transfer. This concept is based on a request-driven operation of locally synchronous modules. The key idea is that a module can use the input request signal as its clock while receiving a burst of data. The developed GALS technique is applied to the design of an IEEE 802.11a compliant baseband processor with the aim to alleviate the problems of system integration, power consumption and electro-magnetic interference. The GALS design was compared with a synchronous version of the baseband processor. In our experimental setup we have measured a 1\% reduction in dynamic power consumption, 30\% reduction in instantaneous supply voltage variations, and 5 dB reduction in spectral noise.}, subject = {GAL ; GALS; Systemintegration; Asynchroner Entwurf; EMI; BIST}, language = {en} }