• DocumentCode
    1607629
  • Title

    VLSI focal-plane array processor for morphological image processing

  • Author

    Fang, Wai-Chi ; Shaw, Timothy ; Yu, Jeffrey

  • Author_Institution
    Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
  • fYear
    1992
  • Firstpage
    423
  • Lastpage
    426
  • Abstract
    A full-custom mixed-signal VLSI design for high-speed morphological image processing is developed by combining a two-dimensional fine-grain parallel array architecture with on-chip focal-plane photodetectors and transmitters. An 8×8 array processor prototype chip is designed in a 1.2-mm×1.2-mm silicon area using the MOSIS 2-μm CMOS process
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; VLSI; digital signal processing chips; image processing equipment; image sensors; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; parallel architectures; photodetectors; 2 micron; 2D fine grain architecture; ASIC; CMOS process; MOSIS; focal-plane array processor; full-custom; mixed-signal VLSI design; morphological image processing; parallel array architecture; photodetectors; transmitters; two-dimensional; CMOS process; Circuits; High speed optical techniques; Image processing; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Photodetectors; Surface morphology; Very large scale integration; Workstations;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    ASIC Conference and Exhibit, 1992., Proceedings of Fifth Annual IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Rochester, NY
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0768-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ASIC.1992.270255
  • Filename
    270255