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TSP
2010
13 years 5 months ago
Analog beamforming in MIMO communications with phase shift networks and online channel estimation
In multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems, the use of many radio frequency (RF) and analog-to-digital converter (ADC) chains at the receiver is costly. Analog beamformers op...
Vijay Venkateswaran, Alle-Jan van der Veen
ISLPED
1995
ACM
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14 years 2 months ago
Ultra-low-power analog associative memory core using flash-EEPROM-based programmable capacitors
Analog techniques can lead to ultra-efficient computational systems when applied to the right applications. The problem of associative memory is well suited to array-based analog ...
Alan Kramer, Roberto Canegallo, Mauro Chinosi, D. ...
FDL
2006
IEEE
14 years 2 months ago
Verification-Oriented Behavioral Modeling of Non-Linear Analog
In this work, an approach to the `verification-oriented' modeling of the analog parts' behavior of mixed-signal circuits is presented. Starting from a continuous-time, c...
Martin Freibothe, Jens Doege, Torsten Coym, Stefan...
EH
2004
IEEE
163views Hardware» more  EH 2004»
14 years 2 months ago
Towards Evolvable Analog Artificial Neural Networks Controllers
This work deals with the design of analog circuits for Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) controllers using an Evolvable Hardware (EHW) platform. ANNs are massively parallel system...
José Franco Machado do Amaral, Jorge Lu&iac...
ICCAD
1994
IEEE
200views Hardware» more  ICCAD 1994»
14 years 3 months ago
Techniques for crosstalk avoidance in the physical design of high-performance digital systems
Interconnectperformance does not scale well into deep submicron dimensions, and the rising number of analog effects erodes tal abstraction necessary for high levels of integration...
Desmond Kirkpatrick, Alberto L. Sangiovanni-Vincen...
ICCAD
1996
IEEE
103views Hardware» more  ICCAD 1996»
14 years 3 months ago
Metrics, techniques and recent developments in mixed-signal testing
This paper presents a tutorial on mixed-signal testing. Our focus is on testing the analog portion of the mixed-signal device, as the digital portion is handled in the usual way. ...
Gordon W. Roberts
KES
1998
Springer
14 years 3 months ago
Insect vision based motion detection
The architectural and circuit design aspects of a mixed analog/digital very large scale integration (VLSI) motion detection chip based on models of the insect visual system are des...
X. T. Nguyen
GLVLSI
1998
IEEE
124views VLSI» more  GLVLSI 1998»
14 years 3 months ago
Non-Refreshing Analog Neural Storage Tailored for On-Chip Learning
In this research, we devised a new simple technique for statically holding analog weights, which does not require periodic refreshing. It further contains a mechanism to locally u...
Bassem A. Alhalabi, Qutaibah M. Malluhi, Rafic A. ...
CODES
1999
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
Using codesign techniques to support analog functionality
With the growth of System on a Chip (SoC), the functionality of analog components must also be considered in the design process. This paper describes some of the design implementa...
Francis G. Wolff, Michael J. Knieser, Daniel J. We...
BMAS
2000
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
Event-Driven Electrothermal Modeling of Mixed-Signal Circuits
This paper describes a novel modeling methodology for electrothermal effects in large mixed-signal circuits. It is accomplished by developing analog event-driven electrothermal an...
Xiaoling Huang, H. Alan Mantooth