Title :
Probability propagation and decoding in analog VLSI
Author :
Loeliger, Hans-Andrea ; Lustenberger, Felix ; Helfenstein, Markus ; Tarköy, Felix
Author_Institution :
Endora Tech AG, Basel, Switzerland
fDate :
2/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The sum-product algorithm (belief/probability propagation) can be naturally mapped into analog transistor circuits. These circuits enable the construction of analog-VLSI decoders for turbo codes, low-density parity-check codes, and similar codes
Keywords :
BiCMOS analogue integrated circuits; VLSI; belief networks; iterative decoding; probability; turbo codes; BiCMOS technology; analog VLSI; analog transistor circuits; analog-VLSI decoders; belief propagation; decoding; low-density parity-check codes; probability propagation; sum-product algorithm; turbo codes; Bipartite graph; Convergence; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Iterative decoding; Very large scale integration;
Journal_Title :
Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on
