“…Binary addition is the most used digital operation, thus self-timed adders, especially, have recently aroused considerable interest (Cheng et al 1997, Johnson and Akella 1998, Ruiz 1998, Won and Choi 1999, Ruiz and Manzano 2000, Garside 1993, De Gloria and Olivieri 1996, Kinniment 1996, Escriba`and Carrasco 1996, Nowick 1996, Nowick et al 1997, Corsonello et al 1999a, 1999b, Cheng et al 2000. Laying out the circuits described in the above papers requires a full-custom approach to be used.…”