Title :
Video-Active RAM: A processor-in-memory architecture for video coding applications
Author :
Sayed, Mohammed ; Badawy, Wael ; Jullien, Graham
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Commun. Eng., Zagazig Univ., Zagazig, Egypt
fDate :
May 30 2010-June 2 2010
Abstract :
This paper presents the Video-Active RAM (VA-RAM) architecture for video coding applications. VA-RAM is a processor-in-memory architecture customized for video coding applications. The VA-RAM architecture has been used to implement several video coding algorithms. A prototype of the VA-RAM for block-based integer-pixel ME has been fabricated using the TSMC 0.18 um CMOS technology. The architecture uses 89,687 gates and 18,976 bits of on-chip memory. At a maximum clock frequency of 125 MHz, the fabricated chip is able to process 15 4CIF fps. It consumes 84.68 mW at 125 MHz and has core area of 2.9 mm2.
Keywords :
integrated memory circuits; random-access storage; video coding; video equipment; CMOS technology; VA- RAM; block-based integer pixel ME; frequency 125 MHz; on-chip memory; power 84.68 mW; processor-in-memory architecture; video active RAM; video coding applications; Bandwidth; CMOS technology; Computer architecture; Costs; Motion estimation; Power dissipation; Prototypes; Random access memory; Read-write memory; Video coding;
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.2010.5538024
