High-Performance VLSI Architecture Using Distributed Arithmetic for Higher-Order FIR Filters with Complex Coefficients

  • Tsunekawa, Yoshitaka (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Iwate University) ;
  • Nozaki, Takeshi (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Iwate University) ;
  • Tayama, Norio (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Iwate University)
  • Published : 2002.07.01

Abstract

This paper proposes a high-performance VLSl architecture using distributed arithmetic for higher-order FIR filters with complex coefficients. For the purpose of realizing high sampling rate with small latency in high-order filters, we apply distributed arithmetic[1]. Moreover, in order to decrease drastically the power dissipation, the structure applying not ROM's but optimum function circuits which we have previously proposed, is utilized[2][3]. However, this structure increases in the number of adders as compared to the conventional structure applying ROM's. In order to realize a more effective method for further higher-order filter, we propose newly an implementation applying two methods which have large effects on the unit using the adders. First , we propose an implementation applying SFAs(Serial Full Adders) and SFSs(Serial Full Subtractors). Second, we propose a structure applying proposed 4-2 adders. Finally, it is shown that the proposed architecture is an effective way to realize low power dissipation and small latency while the sampling rate is kept constant for further higher-order filters with complex coefficients.

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