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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Field programmable gate arrays (FPGA)"”.
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Algorithmic results on physical design problems in VLSI and FPGA
… Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) circuits and Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) are studied in this thesis. Specifically, we study (1) the area minimization problem in floorplans with L-shaped modules; (2) the channel routing problem in the single layer customization technology; (3) the …
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Accelerating path planning algorithms with high level synthesis tools and FPGAs.
Accelerating path planning algorithms with field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) allows the designer to achieve significant performance increases over using a traditional central processing unit (CPU). Converting an algorithm to run on an FPGA is a complicated and time consuming process. This …
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Fast generation of Gaussian and Laplacian image pyramids using an FPGA-based custom computing platform
… which is a reconfigurable platform based on Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA). The design was first modeled in VHDL, and was then simulated and synthesized to a gate list using a SPLASH II simulator and the Synopsys synthesis tool. The gate list was then mapped onto Xilinx XC4010 FPGA …
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Mapping regular recursive algorithms to fine-grained processor arrays
… for high performance. Fine-grained processor arrays have become popular as they are suitable for solving problems with a high degree of parallelism, and can be inexpensively built using custom designs or commercially available field programmable gate arrays (FPGA). Such specialised designs are …
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Physics and Algorithms in Time of Flight Based Computational Imaging
… like solid state lasers, bench top optics, Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), and a synchronised global shutter CMOS camera. Both projects are aimed at solving practical problems in their respective areas. Automatic calibration aims to improve the fidelity of images by algorithmically …
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Implementing video compression algorithms on reconfigurable devices
The increasing density offered by Field Programmable Gate Arrays(FPGA), coupled with their short design cycle, has made them a popular choice for implementing a wide range of algorithms and complete systems. In this thesis the implementation of video compression algorithms on FPGAs is studied. Two …
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Comparison of the tally numbering system to traditional arithmetic systems in field programmable gate arrays
… computing platform explored in this thesis is a Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), specifically a SoC/FPGA which is a ARM CPU and a FPGA in the same chip. FPGAs are unique because they are low power, high customizable hardware with bit level control. A new numbering system, called Tally, can …
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A real-time computer vision library for heterogeneous processing environments
… units (CPU), graphics processing units (GPU), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA), general-purpose processors (GPP), digital signal processors (DSP), and high-speed switch fabrics. This thesis presents the design and implementation of a computer vision library in the OpenCPI framework, …
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Configurable Architecture for System-Level Prototyping of High-Speed Embedded Wireless Communication Systems
… both hardware and software is required. Field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA) offer an attractive alternative to the low efficiency of Digital Signal Processor (DSP) based systems and low flexibility of Application Specific Integrated Circuits(ASIC). The availability of high-density, …
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The Design, Simulation and Synthesis of Pipelined Floating-Point Radix-4 Fast Fourier Transform Data Path in VHDL
… begun to consider alternatives such as ASICs and Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA). Although ASICs can provide excellent performance and efficiency, the time, cost and risk associated with the design of ASICs is leading developers towards FPGAs. A number of significant advances in FPGA …
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Study on FPGA-based computation units for Ocular Artifact Removal algorithm for multi-channel Electroencephalography (EEG)
… (ANC) algorithm for ocular artifact removal on Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) for multi-channel electroencephalography (EEG) signals. The primary objective is to analyze the mathematical representation of the ocular artifact removal algorithm and convert it to hardware implementable …
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Light scattering: from ensembles to single particles
… optical measurement. In this thesis, I investigate optical techniques for the characterization of nanoparticle properties in solutions, the associated statistical inference problems and consider how nanosensors can be used to extend optical methods to probe nanoscale systems. In the first part, …
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A hardware implementation of a Viterbi decoder for a (3,2/3) TCM code
… a system that could be implemented on standard Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) yet still be able to cope with high bit rates. The focus of the research was to both evaluate and modify the existing VLSI design techniques and to develop new techniques to make this possible. Trellis Coded …
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Fpga-based Design Of A Maximum-power-point Tracking System For Space A
… of these satellites, provided primarily by solar arrays, must have high efficiencies and low weights in order to meet stringent design constraints. Power conversion from these arrays is required to provide robust and reliable conversion which performs optimally in varying conditions of peak power, …
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Design and implementation of high linearity FPGA-TDCs and an integrated large scale TCSPC system for time-resolved applications
… rapid development of semiconductor technology, Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) become the promising platforms for high-performance digital TCSPC systems.;The time-to-digital converter (TDC) is the core component of a TCSPC system as it provides the temporal measurements with extremely …
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Efficient baseband design and implementation for high-throughput transmitters
… and area footprints. Aware of the limitations of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA) in throughput and energy-efficiency, we have chosen to implement our digital baseband in application-specific integrated circuits to allow a truly integrated energy-efficient transmitter. By utilizing the …
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Performance Characterization of USRPs
… devices like General Purpose Processors (GPP) or Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA). The resulting flexibility of SDR systems brings in many advantages to wireless communications such as improved interoperability, adaptation capability and more future-proof hardware. Various …
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Neuromorphic Systems for Pattern Recognition and Uav Trajectory Planning
… in an intelligent system. This thesis investigates novel techniques in both areas with a focus on the applications of handwritten text recognition and UAV flight control. Recognizing handwritten texts is a challenging task due to many different writing styles and lack of clear boundary between …
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Neuromorphic Systems For Pattern Recognition And Uav Trajectory Planning
… in an intelligent system. This thesis investigates novel techniques in both areas with a focus on the applications of handwritten text recognition and UAV flight control. Recognizing handwritten texts is a challenging task due to many different writing styles and lack of clear boundary between …
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FPGA acceleration of DNA error correction
… large genomes. The thesis describes the first FPGA-based error-correction tool, which is designed to improve the throughput of DNA error correction for Illumina reads. The base algorithm of the FPGA implementation is BLESS which is highly accurate but slow. The hardware implemented on the FPGA …
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