过采样NPR DFT调制滤波器组设计

提出了一种具有不同分析和综合原型滤波器的过采样几乎完全重构（NPR）DFT调制滤波器组的更为简单的设计方法。按照滤波器组的通带、阻带、系统失真要求,以系统整体失真误差作为目标函数,分析和综合原型滤波器的阻带能量作为约束条件,同时引入了更简单的通带平坦性约束。与目前的设计方法相比,该方法可以得到性能更好的滤波器组,仿真的结果也证实了这点。     

Evolution of efficient real-time non-linear image filters for FPGAs

Image processing represents a research field in which high-quality solutions have been obtained using various soft computing techniques. Evolutionary algorithms constitute a class of stochastic search methods that are applicable in both optimization and design tasks. In the area of circuit design Cartesian Genetic Programming has often been utilized in combination with an algorithm of Evolutionary Strategy. Digital image filters represent a specific class of circuits whose design can be performed by means of this approach. Switching filters are advanced non-linear filtering techniques in which the main idea is to detect and filter the noise pixels while keeping the uncorrupted pixels unchanged in order to increase the quality of the resulting image. The aim of this article is to present a robust design technique based on Cartesian Genetic Programming for the automatic synthesis of switching image filters intended for real-time processing applications. The robustness of the proposed evolutionary approach is evaluated using four design problems including the removal of salt and pepper noise, random shot noise, impulse burst noise and impulse burst noise combined with random shot noise. An extensive evaluation is performed in order to compare the properties of the evolved switching filters with the best conventional solutions. The evaluation has shown that the evolved switching filters exhibit a very good trade off between the quality of filtering and the implementation cost in field programmable gate arrays.     

Automated passive filter synthesis using a novel tree representation and genetic programming

This paper proposes a novel tree representation which is suitable for the analysis of RLC (i.e., resistor, inductor, and capacitor) circuits. Genetic programming (GP) based on the tree representation is applied to passive filter synthesis problems. The GP is optimized and then incorporated into an algorithm which can automatically find parsimonious solutions without predetermining the number of the required circuit components. The experimental results show the proposed method is efficient in three aspects. First, the GP-evolved circuits are more parsimonious than those resulting from traditional design methods in many cases. Second, the proposed method is faster than previous work and can effectively generate parsimonious filters of very high order where conventional methods fail. Third, when the component values are restricted to a set of preferred values, the GP method can generate compliant solutions by means of novel circuit topology.     

异步电路的计算机辅助设计软件

异步电路由于没有时钟频率的限制,所以较同步电路有很多优点,其研究也越来越广泛,是未来解决计算机CPU设计的一种重要方案。异步电路的计算机辅助设计软件代表了异步电路当前研究的前沿,通过研究这些软件可以对异步电路的模型有更为深入的认识。论文整理列举了有关异步电路的63种软件工具,并将其分为设计、仿真、相关设计工具、前端设计、综合和验证6个方面。最后,在这些软件中选取两种设计软件对一个简单的例子进行了设计实现,以体现异步电路的设计特点。     

用开关电流技术实现连续小波变换的改进方法

提出了一种用开关电流技术实现连续小波变换的改进方法，即采用梯形公式逼近数值积分的原理改进用于逼近连续小波变换的带通滤波器组，并用开关电流电路实现，还详细分析了这种改进对于减小逼近误差的优势所在．以开关电流的双二次滤波器实现八通道的Marr小波为例，简述了设计过程和仿真结果，从而证实了这种改进的可行性．     

线性相位NPR DFT滤波器组设计

提出了一种具有不同分析和综合原型滤波器的线性相位过采样NPR DFT调制滤波器组的设计方法。根据滤波器组在子带混叠、系统输出混叠、系统失真三方面的要求,推导并给出了相应的设计算法。不同的分析、综合原型滤波器的使用增加了设计自由度,可以有效改善滤波器组的整体性能。另外,由于考虑了线性相位约束,滤波器组的通带平坦性约束变得更为简单,简化了设计算法。     

Advanced AI Search Techniques in Modern Digital Circuit Synthesis

Progress in microelectronic technology is extremely fast and it is outstripping the designers' abilities to make use of the created opportunities. Development and application of new more suitable design methods and tools is therefore very important for the modern system industry. This paper shows the importance of the AI search techniques for the circuits and systems design space exploration, explains what sorts of search techniques are useful for this aim, and discusses the place, role and way of use of these techniques in circuit and system design. In particular, the paper explains the importance and usage of the heuristic search techniques for the automatic construction and selection of the most promising solutions to the circuit synthesis problems. The discussion and conclusions of the paper are illustrated with examples of three effective and efficient search algorithms, and experimental results from their application to two important circuit synthesis problems. The knowledge presented in the paper combines numerous valuable concepts of modern system engineering and artificial intelligence, and forms a base for further research and application of the AI search techniques to design of complex circuits and systems.     

Controllable decoding for automated analog circuit structure design

The decoding scheme is a major problem in automated analog circuit topology synthesis since decoding schemes bias synthesized circuit structures. However, the proper decoding scheme varies depending on the method to realize a given function. In this paper, a controllable decoding scheme is proposed in which the method to realize a function is controlled by a set of prototype circuits. Thus, the system can generate different types of analog circuits in a unified method. The prototype circuits are designed by a human and suggested to the system as hints of configurations of new analog circuits to be synthesized by the system. In the synthesis process, the information on circuit connections is stored as sub-circuits extracted from the prototype circuits. A genetic algorithm is then used to search for an optimum combination of the sub-circuits that achieves the desired electronic specifications. The combinations of sub-circuits are generated with a proposed technique where the terminals of the sub-circuits are shared. The capabilities of the proposed method are demonstrated through synthesis examples of a cubing circuit synthesis as a current-mode design and a logic circuit synthesis as a voltage-mode.The authors would like to thank the reviewers for their valuable comments. The authors would like to express special thank to Dr. Andrew M. Abo for English corrections.     

Noise in lossless microwave multiports

This article addresses the noise behaviour (noise temperature and noise figure) of some passive microwave multiport circuits. The analysis method is based on the noise-wave formulation. With the exception of the attenuator case, which is used as a reference, the circuit elements considered are lossless devices, in the sense that neither conductive nor dielectric losses are accounted for. The analysis shows that, when connected to matched loads in some of their ports, these multiports circuits lose their lossless nature and their scattering matrix is not unitary; therefore, they generate thermal noise. The article addresses and formalizes mathematically the noise properties of a number of lossless microwave devices such as N-port power splitters, circulators, and hybrid couplers. While the noise-wave mathematical formulation may be cumbersome in some cases, all the devices and configurations analyzed in this work have been characterized in terms of noise figure and noise temperature, which is a much more practical approach in most situations. Some implications of the use of these devices and configurations in antenna arrays for antenna noise temperature evaluations have been also addressed. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE 14, 99–110, 2004.     

异步电路验证算法

异步电路因不受时钟偏差的限制而逐渐成为电路设计研究的热点 .发展自动化的验证工具已成为确保大规模异步电路质量和性能的关键 .其核心课题就是建立异步电路的验证算法 .该文整理列举了基于多种数学模型的验证算法 ,如逻辑模型、代数模型、符号模型、数值模型和几何模型的验证算法 ,并从应用的角度将现有的异步电路验证算法分为两类 ,分别是事件时序分析类算法和状态空间搜索类算法 ,从算法的理论基础、应用背景、模型结构、图形描述、适用范围、算法复杂度编程复杂度等多个角度作了比较研究 ,给出了部分代表算法的应用算例 ,最后总结了在实际问题中选择验证算法的原则     

近似完全重构DFT调制滤波器组的设计

提出了一种新的近似完全重构（NPR）离散傅立叶变换（DFT）调制滤波器组的原型滤波器设计方法。其优化的目标函数由滤波器组的输出混叠、输出失真及原型滤波器的阻带能量所导出。在此设计方法中,利用DFT调制滤波器组的特殊结构合理简化了滤波器组的输出混叠,输出失真。原型滤波器的设计最终被转化为一个简单的非线性优化问题。与目前的DFT调制滤波器组的设计方法相比,该方法提供了相当大的灵活性同时具有简单的优化描述。仿真结果证实了所提出的设计方法的有效性。     

Generalized Chebyshev band-pass prototype filters

Band-pass prototype filters are presented having an equiripple passband with single transmission zero at the origin, an odd number of transmission zeros at infinity and a multiple even number at a finite real frequency in one of the stopbands near the corresponding band edge. These prototypes can be easily and accurately synthesized using the alternating pole technique. The application of the alternating pole technique leads to the construction of a reactance (admittance) function. Thus the synthesis of a doubly terminated prototype network is reduced to the synthesis of a lossless one-port network of much lower degree with very little loss of accuracy.     

Synthesis method of lumped dual–band filters with controllable bandwidths

This article presents a synthesis method for lumped dual‐band filters by directly adopting traditional Pi‐shaped and Г‐shaped capacitive networks as dual‐mode admittance inverters (J inverters). By following classic coupled‐resonator filter theory, the equivalent circuits (parallel LCs) of the dual‐mode resonators between the J inverters are derived separately at the two passbands. Each dual‐mode resonator is first approximately constructed with a series combination of the two parallel lumped circuit (LC) resonators, and then the element values are iteratively updated for better accuracy. A design example is given and good agreement is achieved between the simulated and measured results, demonstrating the feasibility of the synthesis method. The passband bandwidths are fully controllable. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE 25:75–80, 2015.     

一种基于DO-OTA和CCⅡ-实现的n阶多功能滤波器

提出了用信号流图法设计n阶基于运算跨导放大器(OTA)和第二代电流传输器(CCⅡ)电流模式多功能滤波器的方法。该滤波器由具有双输出端的DO-OTA和第二代电流传输器(CCⅡ-)及接地电容构成。适当选定输出电流信号可同时实现低通、高通、带通、带阻以及全通5种滤波功能,而电路内部结构及器件数目无需改变。与同类电路比较,设计更简便、结构更简单、无源元件全部接地、易于集成。该滤波器可用于通信、电子测量与仪器仪表的信号处理。给出了滤波器的设计实例,PSPICE仿真结果与理论分析相吻合,验证了该方法的可行性。     

An improved and simplified design of cosine-modulated pseudo-QMF filterbanks

In this paper, a simple and efficient design of prototype filters for cosine-modulated filterbanks is proposed. Variable combinational window function with high side-lobe-fall-off-rate (SLFOR) has been used to design the prototype filter for cosine-modulated filterbanks. Cutoff frequency of the filter is optimized to minimize the reconstruction error, which is also selected as an objective function. Very small values of reconstruction and aliasing errors have been obtained with high SLFOR combinational window filters, resulting in near perfect reconstruction (NPR) filterbanks. However, higher filter order is required to get NPR solution.     

Design and performance analysis of adjustable window functions based cosine modulated filter banks

In this paper, design and comparative analysis of adjustable window functions based cosine modulated filter banks are analyzed. Four adjustable windows, viz., Kaiser window, Saramäki window, ultraspherical windows and Roark?s transitional window are used to design prototype filters. Reconstruction error, which is used as an objective function, is minimized by optimizing the cutoff frequency of designed prototype filters. The gradient based iterative optimization algorithm is used. These optimized filters are later cosine modulated to obtain filter banks. The performances of filter banks are compared on the basis of reconstruction error and aliasing error.     

Post-Processing Time-Aware Optimal Scheduling of Single Robotic Cluster Tools

Integrated circuit chips are produced on silicon wafers. Robotic cluster tools are widely used since they provide a reconfigurable and efficient environment for most wafer fabrication processes. Recent advances in new semiconductor materials bring about new functionality for integrated circuits. After a wafer is processed in a processing chamber, the wafer should be removed from there as fast as possible to guarantee its high-quality integrated circuits. Meanwhile, maximization of the throughput of robotic cluster tools is desired. This work aims to perform post-processing time-aware scheduling for such tools subject to wafer residency time constraints. To do so, closed-form expression algorithms are derived to compute robot waiting time accurately upon the analysis of particular events of robot waiting for single-arm cluster tools. Examples are given to show the application and effectiveness of the proposed algorithms.      

子带自适应滤波器组参数的选取及其影响

为了研究自适应滤波在噪声消除,干扰抑制以及雷达信号处理中的广泛应用,对滤波器各影响因素进行了分析,提出了各参数的设计规则.以自适应滤波理论为基础,将信号划分成不同的子带通过原型分析综合滤波器组,将处理后的各路信号叠加可恢复原信号.选择合理的参数设置滤波器可以使系统的综合性能最优,同时可以将信号在传输过程中造成的损失减小到最低.通过大量仿真验证了该参数选取规则的准确性和有效性.     

Prototype filter design for QAM-based filter bank multicarrier system

In this paper, we provide conditions for a prototype filter design of filter bank multicarrier (FBMC) based on quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM). The conditions consist of a generalized Nyquist criterion (GNC) for nearly perfect reconstruction (NPR) and meeting the stopband condition for a small side-lobe. In a practical environment, a small side-lobe is a key aspect of achieving high spectral efficiency, which becomes an important factor in reducing the size of the guard band among channels. In addition, because the conventional GNC is derived under the assumption of an ideal channel, which can be easily broken over a practical multipath channel, we propose a relaxed NPR that considers the multipath delay using a 2L-oversampled discrete Fourier transform (DFT) in the frequency domain. Based on the relaxation of the GNC depending on a multipath channel, we formulate an optimization problem for a QAM-FBMC prototype filter design and propose a prototype filter with a small side-lobe and reliable BER performance. Simulation results show that the proposed prototype filter remarkably reduces the side-lobe compared to conventional QAM-FBMC based on two types of prototype filters and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) via the trade-off between GNC and side-lobe performance. The benefit of the side-lobe condition allows the proposed prototype filter, the Relaxed-NPR-F, to improve spectral efficiency by reducing the guard band in the frequency domain.