Title : 
A versatile recognition processor for sensor network applications
         
        
            Author : 
Takashima, Risako ; Hanai, Yuya ; Hori, Yuichi ; Kuroda, Tadahiro
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Keio Univ., Yokohama, Japan
         
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A versatile recognition processor is presented that comprises 2.1M transistors using a 90 nm CMOS technology. It performs detection and recognition from image/video, sound and acceleration signals with energy consumption of sub-mJ/frame. The versatility and the power efficiency are attributed to optimal architecture design employing Haar-like Feature and Cascaded Classifier.
         
        
            Keywords : 
CMOS integrated circuits; acoustic signal detection; image recognition; microprocessor chips; nanoelectronics; video signal processing; CMOS technology; Haar-like feature; acceleration signals; cascaded classifier; image detection; image recognition; optimal architecture design; power efficiency; sensor network applications; sound detection; transistors; versatile recognition processor; video detection; Acceleration; Acoustic sensors; CMOS technology; Circuits; Degradation; Energy consumption; Hafnium; Image recognition; Random access memory; Wearable sensors;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC), 2010 15th Asia and South Pacific
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Taipei
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-5765-6
         
        
            Electronic_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-5767-0
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ASPDAC.2010.5419867