EDN

Polyphase filters reduce saturation

Digital signal processing is ubiquitous in modern electronic systems, from MP3 players to digital cameras to wireless handsets. One of the mainstays of a DSP designer’s tool box is the FIR ...
EDN

Putting a polyphase filter in processor array

While most articles in this section discuss the reprogramming of graphics processors, other large arrays of processing elements are available as standard-product ICs for other applications. In some ...
Design-Reuse

Optimizing Up/Down Conversion with FPGA Techniques

Digital upconverters (DUCs) and digital downconverters (DDCs) are important components of every modern wireless base station design. While many DUC and DDC designs are available, there is a clear call ...
Electronic Design

Slice And Dice Chunks Of Radio Spectrum

The path to real-time wideband channelization is camouflaged by different techniques. Among the competing approaches are Pipelined FFT, polyphase DFTs, multiple digital downconverters (DDCs), and both ...
Design-Reuse

SoCs: DSP World, Cores -> FPGAs cranked for software radio

Software-defined radios are highly configurable hardware platforms that provide the technology for realizing the rapidly expanding third-generation digital wireless communication infrastructure. A ...