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Title: Modular architecture for high performance implementation of the FFT algorithm

Journal Article · · IEEE Transactions on Computers (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/12.61066· OSTI ID:5903387
 [1];  [2]
  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Kielce, 25-314 Kielce (PL)
  2. ZWUT, Warsaw (PL)

This paper presents a new VLSI-oriented architecture to compute discrete Fourier transform. It consists of a homogeneous structure of processing elements. The structure has a performance equal to 1/{ital t} transforms per second, where {ital t} is the time needed for the execution of a single butterfly computation or the time needed for the collection of a complete vector of samples, whichever occurs to be longer. Although the system is not optimal (it achieves {ital O(N}{sup 3} log{sup 4} {ital N)} area time{sup 2} performance), the architecture is modular and makes it possible to design a system which performs FFT of any size without any extra circuitry. Moreover, the system can provide a built-in self-test and self-restructuring. The system consists of only one type of integrated circuit, its structure being irrespective of the transform size, which considerably reduces the cost of implementation.

OSTI ID:
5903387
Journal Information:
IEEE Transactions on Computers (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (USA), Vol. 39:12; ISSN 0018-9340
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English