Comments on "A Note on Synchronizer or Interlock Maloperation"

  • Authors:
  • T. J. Chaney

  • Affiliations:
  • Computer Systems Laboratory, Washington University

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Transactions on Computers
  • Year:
  • 1979

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Abstract

E. G. Wormald's note1proposes a way to prevent metastable action in synchronizers. Experimental results from testing his suggested circuits show that his solution does not work. A reference to a general proof that synchronizers must have a region of metastable action is given.