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基于概率CMOS模型的反馈环路的数字电路容错特性分析
基于概率CMOS模型的反馈环路的数字电路容错特性分析
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2017 年 7 月 Journal of Electronics & Information Technology Jul. 2017
基于概率CMOS模型的反馈环路的数字电路容错特性分析
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李 妍 胡剑浩 杨泽国
(电子科技大学通信抗干扰国家级重点实验室 成都 611731)
摘 要:反馈环路是模拟电路中有效容错的电路结构。反馈电路也因其存储性能而被广泛使用于数字电路的时序电
路中,但是反馈电路在数字电路的组合电路的稳定特性鲜少被人研究,尤其是低功耗应用。以马氏随机场为理论的
MRF 电路以其低功耗下的高稳定性得到研究和关注,但其电路的反馈结构缺乏理论支持和依据,因此马氏随机场
电路的容错特性未被清晰得以解释。该文以利用概率 CMOS 建模概率门来分析 MRF 核心反馈环 NAND-NAND,
从理论上证明了反馈电路输出的计算正确概率具有递增且上有界的特点,并数学证明了 MRF 的核心反馈环电路具
有优于传统 CMOS 电路的容错性能。其理论推导结果与测试结果呈现一致性。
关键词:反馈电路;容错;概率 CMOS
中图分类号: TN43 文献标识码:A 文章编号:1009-5896(2017)07-1634-06
DOI: 10.11999/JEIT161096
Abstract: Feedback structure is an efficient topology for noise-reducing in analog circuit while the cyclic circuit is
widely used in digital circuit only for sequential circuit design due to its data-keeping property. However, few works
study the reliability of the feedback structure for combinational circuits especially for the low power application.
Many researchers pay their attentions to Markov Random Field (MRF) theory based circuits, which can operate in
ultra-low supply voltage with high noise-immune. However, the MRF based circuit design methodology has a lack
of the proof of the final feedback structures. Thus the reliability of MRF based feedback structures is not explained
clearly. This paper uses the probabilistic CMOS model to analysis the NAND-NAND based feedback structure.
The probability boundedness and increasing monotonicity properties of feedback structure are proved. Besides, it
is proved that the feedback structure of MRF can achieve higher probability than the traditional design. In
measurement, the result can support of proof and analysis.
Key words: Feedback circuits; Fault-tolerant; Probabilistic CMOS
1 引言 为反馈逻辑可以帮助其实现逻辑的存储和触发,随
反馈环路是模拟电路中常使用的电路结构,其 着反馈结构研究的深入,研究者逐渐发现反馈结构
特性在模拟电路中被众多研究者研究,尤其是负反 并不等同于时序逻辑,判断时序逻辑的标准在于当
馈特性,因为负反馈可以有效地提高系统的稳定性。 前输出是否仅由当前输入决定。反馈结构也可实现
在数字电路中克劳德 i 香农 [1] 是最早分析反馈环结 组合逻辑的功能(即实现的电路当前输出仅由当前
构的研究者,其证明了 18 个开关结构的环形是实现 输入决定)。在剥离清晰反馈和时序逻辑两个概念
18 个布尔逻辑函数的最优电路。至此之后反馈结构 后,部分研究者开始关注反馈环在组合电路的逻辑
在数字电路的主要研究重点落在了时序电路上,因 综合过程的研究,Rivest[2]提出了环结构,其输出实
现如布尔逻辑的每个输出都仅由当前输入决定,因
此电路结构是组合电路。文献[2]给出了最优性证明,
收稿日期:2016-10-17;改回日期:2017-01-24;网络出版:2017-04-14 对于任意大于 1 的奇数 n, n 个 2 输入的 AND 门与
*通信作者:李妍 yanli1990.uestc@gmail.com
基金项目:国家自然科学基金(61371104)
n 个 2 输入的 OR 门交替可以构成环形组合电路。
Foundation Item: The National Natural Science Foundation of 用 n 个输入变量计算 2n 个逻辑函数输出,环反馈结
China (61371104)
第7期 李 妍等:基于概率 CMOS 模型的反馈环路的数字电路容错特性分析 1635
图 6 NAND-NAND 核心电路的版图设计(本文版图与另一个设计共享流片,本文版图为其整体版图一部分)
表 2 反馈环电路在性能一致条件下的面积对比
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