Title :
Programmable, four-channel, 128-sample, 40-Ms/s analog-ternary correlator
Author :
Munroe, Scott C. ; Arsenault, Duane R. ; Thompson, Karl E. ; Lattes, Ana L.
Author_Institution :
MIT Lincoln Lab., Lexington, MA, USA
fDate :
4/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A four-channel, analog-ternary, charge-coupled device (CCD) correlator that extends the state of the art in several important areas is discussed. Surface acoustic wave, acoustic charge transport, and CCD implementation technologies are compared, and the architecture of the CCD device is described. It is shown that in addition to a sampling rate up to 40 megasamples/second (Ms/s), a dynamic range of 66 dB, and nonlinearity below -50 dB, the device exhibits a level of integration and user-friendliness not previously available. The correlator is intended for use in communications and radar systems where pseudonoise codes are employed
Keywords :
MOS integrated circuits; charge-coupled device circuits; correlators; 40 MHz; CCD implementation; MOSIC; analog-ternary correlator; charge coupled device correlators; dynamic range; four-channel; level of integration; nonlinearity; programmable correlators; pseudonoise codes; sampling rate; user-friendliness; Acoustic waves; Correlators; Delay; Laboratories; Matched filters; Signal processing; Signal to noise ratio; Space technology; Surface acoustic wave devices; Transversal filters;
Journal_Title :
Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
