Data and Control
Data and Control
m Control is a necessary by-product of the synthesis process of mapping a behavior into the "real world."
Þ It should not be treated in a special way in the fundamental notation used for describing behavior/structure.
Þ Consider the "Microscope Test": Control and data signals appear the same. The notion of control is a design-style oriented concept (and is therefore important) but it is not fundamental.
m This view is not held today by the majority of synthesis researchers (e.g. VT, DDL, VHDL).