Research Project Title
Dynamic Algorithms and Transformations (DAT) for Low-Power Communication Systems

Principal Investigator
Naresh R. Shanbhag

Unit # 6
Project Overview

The goal of this research is to develop configurable modules for signal processing and communication systems. Parametrizable modules for commonly employed blocks such as equalizers, Reed-Solomon coders and decoders, motion-estimators etc., are being designed.

These blocks have the property that the power consumption is a function of the data and the environment. Thus, power-aware reconfigurable signal processing systems can be designed via such blocks. The usefulness of the research is being demonstrated by employing these in the design of a cable modem.

This project is being conducted in the VLSI Information Processing Systems (ViPS) Research Group that is part of the Illinois Center for Integrated Microsystems (iCIMS) located in the Coordinated Science Laboratory.