Delay optimization has now emerged as an important optimization goal in logic synthesis. The delay optimization for ternary fixed polarity Reed-Muller (FPRM) circuits aims to find a ternary FPRM circuit with a minimum delay. Because the delay optimization for ternary FPRM circuits is a combinatorial optimization problem, in this paper, we first propose a multilevel adaptive quantum genetic algorithm (MAQGA), which divides individuals into three-level populations: high-level population, intermediate-level population, and low-level population and uses the proposed ternary quantum rotation gate, proposed ternary quantum correction gate, and proposed multi-operator adaptive mutation mechanism to make the three-level populations evolve. Moreover, based on the proposed delay decomposition strategy, we propose a delay optimization approach (DOA) for ternary FPRM circuits under the unit delay model, which searches for a ternary FPRM circuit with a minimum delay using the MAQGA. Experimental results demonstrated the effectiveness and superiority of the DOA in optimizing the delay of ternary FPRM circuits.
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