Web Directory

» Amulet
   Series (1, 2e, 3, 3i) based on ARM design using micropipeline design style; released 1993; backwards instruction set compatible, runs extant binaries with no modification. [Advanced Processor Technologies Group, University of Manchester]
   http://www.cs.manchester.ac.uk/apt/projects/processors/amulet/

» Asynchronous Logic
   Basic explanation of idea and benefits, with publications; by researcher David A. Kearney, School of Computer and Information Science, University of South Australia.
   http://www.cis.unisa.edu.au/~cisdak/nResearch/Async.html

» Asynchronous Processor
   Technical block diagram with linked text description.
   http://www.jdm.homepage.dk/ascpu.htm

» Caltech Asynchronous VLSI Group
   Research focusing on methods and tools for designing high-performance and low-energy asynchronous digital circuits. Home of MiniMIPS asynchronous MIPS R3000 RISC processor. [Department of Computer Science, Caltech]
   http://www.async.caltech.edu/

» Chips without Ticks: Why Not Do Away with Processor Clocks?
   Article describes basics and state of affairs in 1994. [PowerPC News]
   http://www.lri.fr/archi/mirror/CIC/archive/asynch_procs

» Computer Clocks Wind Down
   It's growing harder and more costly to make computer clocks work right. The solution may be to eliminate clocks. Benefits: more performance, reliability; lower cost. But commercialization will be hard. [Computerworld]
   http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/hardware/story/0,10801,76931,00.html

» Freeing Computers from the Constraints of Time
   Time is running out for the clocks that make our computers tick as scientists develop a new generation of hardware and software based on the simpler designs of the 1950s. [SpaceDaily]
   http://www.spacedaily.com/news/time-02b.html

» Fulcrum Microsystems, Inc
   Develops and sells chips and IP (intellectual property) for asynchronous logic circuits. California, USA.
   http://www.fulcrummicro.com/

» Nanocomputer Skips Clock
   With components maybe as small as individual molecules, such computers will likely need new designs. [Technology Research News]
   http://www.trnmag.com/Stories/2003/042303/Nanocomputer_skips_clock_042303.html

» The Asynchronous Bibliography
   Database on circuits, almost 2000 items, download formats: BiBTeX, HTML, PDF, PostScript. Page links: web pages and sites, conferences, produced chips.
   http://www.win.tue.nl/async-bib/

» Time for the Clockless Computer Chip
   Brief article explains why such processors promise more speed, safety, security, miniaturization. [Dataweek]
   http://dataweek.co.za/article.aspx?pklArticleId=2277

» VLSI Research Group
   Develops high-speed circuit technologies and design methods to enable novel architectures. Circuit technologies: asynchronous, low-power, communication links. Design methods: intellectual and computer-aided tools for design, implementation, test. [Sun Mic
   http://research.sun.com/async/