Title :
A high-speed analog turbo decoder with low-energy consumption
Author :
Gioulekas, Fotios ; Birbas, Michael ; Birbas, Alex ; Bilionis, G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Patras Univ., Greece
Abstract :
A new type of iterative decoder based on analog computing networks, which incorporates conventional BiCMOS or CMOS technologies, outperform its digital counterparts in terms of speed and/or power consumption. The paper presents the design and functionality of an all-analog turbo decoder taking advantage of the high-speed features of SiGe HBTs achieving throughput up to Gbits/s. Simulation results based on AMS 0.35 μm SiGe BiCMOS technology demonstrate promising performance compared to existing designs.
Keywords :
BiCMOS analogue integrated circuits; analogue computer circuits; bipolar analogue integrated circuits; integrated circuit design; iterative decoding; power consumption; 035 micron; BiCMOS technology; CMOS technology; HBT; SiGe; analog computing networks; high-speed analog turbo decoder; iterative decoder; low-energy consumption; power consumption; Analog computers; BiCMOS integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Computational modeling; Computer networks; Energy consumption; Germanium silicon alloys; Iterative decoding; Silicon germanium; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Information Technology, 2004. ISCIT 2004. IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8593-4
DOI :
10.1109/ISCIT.2004.1412444
