Low Power Multi-GHz SiGe FPGAs for Reconfigurable Computing: from Circuits, Architectures, to Applications - Softcover

Zhou, Kuan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 363910479X ISBN 13: 9783639104790

Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2008

Synopsis

The demand for high speed Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) has always been on the rise. The availability of silicon germanium (SiGe) heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) devices has opened the door for gigahertz FPGAs. The integration of these high-speed SiGe HBTs and low power CMOS gives a significant speed advantage to SiGe FPGAs. This book concentrates on how to minimize power consumption in SiGe BiCMOS mixed-signal FPGAs, and the combination of ADCs and deserializers together with the FPGA. In this unique resource, Professor Zhou covers the following topics: 1.New low power circuit techniques, novel architectures, and layout skills for high-speed FPGA designs; 2.Applications of SiGe FPGAs from a real-world perspective. IBM SiGe BiCMOS processes are used for all circuits and applications; 3.Emerging trends in high-speed FPGA system and applications; 4.Testing requirements and methods for GHz circuits and blocks. IC designers can find detailed information of GHz circuit design and testing. This book can also help application engineers to understand the FPGA internal architectures and application optimization.

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About the Author

Dr. Kuan Zhou is an assistant professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire. He earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2004. Dr. Zhou¿s expertise is in high-speed mixed- signal design and low power analog VLSI (aVLSI) design.

Edition details

• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 363910479X
• ISBN 13: 9783639104790
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 188