In this paper, a delayed multipath method for the realization of two-dimensional nonrecursive and recursive digital filters is presented. In this method, a two-dimensional transfer function polynomial is decomposed into a number of shorter transfer function polynomials in parallel. Each of these transfer function polynomials can be realized efficiently in terms of a number of processors. Consequently, high-speed computation can be obtained which can be applied to various digital-filtering applications. For a two-dimensional finite-impulse response digital filter of order.

and

, the maximum throughput can be
![(M2+1)[(M1+1)/2]](/images/tex/10390.gif)
times that of the conventional direct-form realization using one processor.