Title :
A VLSI analog computer/math co-processor for a digital computer
Author :
Cowan, Glenn E R ; Melville, Robert C. ; Tsividis, Yannis P.
Author_Institution :
Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
A single-chip VLSI analog computer having 80 integrators and 336 other programmable linear and nonlinear circuits is fabricated in a 0.25 μm CMOS process. The chip can be used to accelerate a digital computer´s numerical routines. The IC is 1 cm2 and consumes 300 mW.
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; VLSI; analogue computer circuits; coprocessors; integrating circuits; programmable circuits; 0.25 micron; 300 mW; CMOS process; analog computer; digital computer; integrators; math co-processor; nonlinear circuits; numerical routines; programmable linear circuits; single-chip VLSI; Analog computers; Circuits; Computer interfaces; Coprocessors; Differential equations; Physics computing; Switches; Time domain analysis; Very large scale integration; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2005. Digest of Technical Papers. ISSCC. 2005 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8904-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.2005.1493879
