A VLSI analog computer/math co-processor for a digital computer

2005/08/30 by Glenn Cowan, Robert Melville, Y. Tsividis · 2 citations
Engineering · Computer Science · #Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design #Neural Networks and Applications #CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors

paper · doi:10.1109/isscc.2005.1493879

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Abstract

A single-chip VLSI analog computer having 80 integrators and 336 other programmable linear and nonlinear circuits is fabricated in a 0.25 /spl mu/m CMOS process. The chip can be used to accelerate a digital computer's numerical routines. The IC is 1 cm/sup 2/ and consumes 300 mW.

Citations

• Electronic analog and hybrid computers

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• Continuous-time hybrid computation with programmable nonlinearities
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