Maximizing state machine performance in LightSpeed's MBA (module based array) architecture may be best achieved using an alternate model for state encoding. MBAs are different from conventional ASICs with regard to logic function width and availability of flip-flops. In the more "coarse-grained" MBA, using a few additional flip-flops to implement one-hot encoding may improve speed noticeably. Depending on the specific design, state machine performance may improve by as much as 20% of more.

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