Guide to using field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) for application-specific digital signal processing performance

Gregory Ray Goslin

doi:10.1117/12.255830

21 October 1996 Guide to using field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) for application-specific digital signal processing performance

Gregory Ray Goslin

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Proceedings Volume 2914, High-Speed Computing, Digital Signal Processing, and Filtering Using Reconfigurable Logic; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.255830
Event: Photonics East '96, 1996, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

FPGAs have become a competitive alternative for high performance DSP applications, previously dominated by general purpose DSP and ASIC devices. This paper describes the benefits of using an FPGA as a DSP co-processor, as well as, a stand-alone DSP engine. Two case studies, a Viterbi decoder and a 16-tap FIR filter are used to illustrate how the FPGA can radically accelerate system performance and reduce component count in a DSP application. Finally, different implementation techniques for reducing hardware requirements and increasing performance are described in detail.

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Gregory Ray Goslin "Guide to using field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) for application-specific digital signal processing performance", Proc. SPIE 2914, High-Speed Computing, Digital Signal Processing, and Filtering Using Reconfigurable Logic, (21 October 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.255830

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