Unlike conventional synchronous circuits, asynchronous circuits are not coordinated by a clocking signal, but instead use handshaking protocols to control circuit behaviour. Asynchronous circuits have been found to offer several advantages, including high energy efficiency, flexible timing requirements, high modularity, low noise/EMI, and robustness to PVT variations. At the same time, growing pressures on the electronics industry for ever smaller, more efficient ICs are pushing the limits of conventional circuit technologies. These factors are spurring growing interest in asynchronous circuits amongst both the academic research and commercial R&D communities.

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Asynchronous circuits for dynamic voltage scaling
• Chapter 3: Power-performance balancing of asynchronous circuits
• Chapter 4: Asynchronous circuits for ultra-low supply voltages
• Chapter 5: Asynchronous circuits for interfacing with analog electronics
• Chapter 6: Asynchronous sensing
• Chapter 7: Design and test of high-speed asynchronous circuits
• Chapter 8: Asynchronous network-on-chips (NoCs) for resource efficient many core architectures
• Chapter 9: Asynchronous field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs)
• Chapter 10: Asynchronous circuits for extreme temperatures
• Chapter 11: Asynchronous circuits for radiation hardness
• Chapter 12: Dual rail asynchronous logic design methodologies for side channel attack mitigation
• Chapter 13: Using asynchronous clock distribution networks for timing SFQ circuits
• Chapter 14: Uncle - Unified NCL Environment - an NCL design tool
• Chapter 15: Formal verification of NCL circuits
• Chapter 16: Conclusion