Digital Design of Signal Processing Systems: A Practical Approach

by Shoab Ahmed Khan

Publisher: Wiley
ISBN: 047074183X

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Book Description

Digital Design of Signal Processing Systems discusses a spectrum of architectures and methods for effective implementation of algorithms in hardware (HW). Encompassing all facets of the subject this book includes conversion of algorithms from floating-point to fixed-point format, parallel architectures for basic computational blocks, Verilog Hardware Description Language (HDL), SystemVerilog and coding guidelines for synthesis.

The textbook also covers system level design of Multi Processor System on Chip (MPSoC); a consideration of different design methodologies including Network on Chip (NoC) and Kahn Process Network (KPN) based connectivity among processing elements. A special emphasis is placed on implementing streaming applications like a digital communication system in HW. Several novel architectures for implementing commonly used algorithms in signal processing are also revealed. With a comprehensive coverage of topics the book provides an appropriate mix of examples to illustrate the design methodology.

Key Features:

• A practical guide to designing efficient digital systems, covering the complete spectrum of digital design from a digital signal processing perspective
• Provides a full account of HW building blocks and their architectures, while also elaborating effective use of embedded computational resources such as multipliers, adders and memories in FPGAs
• Covers a system level architecture using NoC and KPN for streaming applications, giving examples of structuring MATLAB code and its easy mapping in HW for these applications
• Explains state machine based and Micro-Program architectures with comprehensive case studies for mapping complex applications

The techniques and examples discussed in this book are used in the award winning products from the Center for Advanced Research in Engineering (CARE). Software Defined Radio, 10 Gigabit VoIP monitoring system and Digital Surveillance equipment has respectively won APICTA (Asia Pacific Information and Communication Alliance) awards in 2010 for their unique and effective designs.

Customer Reviews

I haven't read the book from cover to cover yet, but for my needs this book has the right mix of theory and application. I appreciate the treatment of the material and my only wish is that more topics were covered.

I am an experienced digital designer (used to work mainly on advanced functional verification and chip integration). I am currently a PhD candidate and wanted to learn how to design digital signal processing chips (mainly targeted for wireless digital communications modems).

This book is extremely useful in that regard.