Title :
Probability propagation and decoding in analog VLSI
Author :
Loeliger, Hans-Andrea ; Lustenberger, Felix ; Helfenstein, Markus ; Tarkoy, Felix
Author_Institution :
Endora Tech. AG, Basel, Switzerland
Abstract :
The sum-product algorithm (probability propagation) can be mapped directly into analog transistor circuits. These circuits enable the construction of analog-VLSI decoders for turbo codes, low-density parity-check codes, and similar codes
Keywords :
VLSI; analogue processing circuits; codes; decoding; probability; turbo codes; analog VLSI; analog transistor circuits; decoding; low-density parity-check codes; probability propagation; sum-product algorithm; turbo codes; Bipolar transistors; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Energy consumption; Iterative decoding; Mirrors; Parity check codes; Sum product algorithm; Turbo codes; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Information Theory, 1998. Proceedings. 1998 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Cambridge, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5000-6
DOI :
10.1109/ISIT.1998.708739
