Modules for a digitally controlled analog VLSI processor with highly reconfigurable architecture

Author

Ramírez-Angulo, J. ; Paz, R. ; Parra, R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM, USA

fYear

1992

Firstpage

458

Abstract

The architecture of a modular VLSI signal processor with highly reconfigurable architecture is discussed. The processor has three types of modules: function modules; interconnection modules; and signal generation/nonlinear function generation modules. Signals are represented as currents. Multiplying transconductance amplifiers are used to implement linear and nonlinear programmable building blocks

Keywords

VLSI; analogue processing circuits; modules; reconfigurable architectures; digitally controlled analog VLSI processor; function modules; highly reconfigurable architecture; interconnection modules; linear programmable building blocks; modular VLSI signal processor; multiplying transconductance amplifiers; nonlinear programmable building blocks; signal generation/nonlinear function generation modules; Digital control; Integrated circuit interconnections; Process control; Reconfigurable architectures; Rectifiers; Signal generators; Signal processing; Switches; Transconductance; Very large scale integration;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems, 1992., Proceedings of the 35th Midwest Symposium on

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0510-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSCAS.1992.271364

Filename

271364