Title :
Computation in communication: Spike event coding for programmable analog arrays
Author :
Gouveia, Luiz Carlos ; Koickal, Thomas Jacob ; Hamilton, Alister
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Univ. of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
fDate :
May 30 2010-June 2 2010
Abstract :
This paper presents the computation properties of an asynchronous spike event coding scheme employed for communicating signals between analog blocks in a programmable array. The computation is intrinsic to the spike event communication scheme and is performed without additional hardware. The ability of the communication scheme to perform computation will enhance the computation power of the programmable analog array. Test results from a chip implemented using 0.35 μm CMOS technology are presented.
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; encoding; field programmable analogue arrays; CMOS technology; asynchronous spike event coding scheme; communicating signals; programmable analog arrays; size 0.35 mum; spike event communication scheme; Analog computers; CMOS technology; Communication channels; Computer architecture; Decoding; Field programmable analog arrays; Hardware; Power engineering computing; Power system interconnection; Pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Proceedings of 2010 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5308-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5309-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2010.5537425
