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Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2007

Filed:

Mar. 02, 2003
Applicants:

Tzi-dar Chiueh, Taipei, TW;

Kuan-hung Chen, Taipei, TW;

Inventors:

Tzi-Dar Chiueh, Taipei, TW;

Kuan-Hung Chen, Taipei, TW;

Assignees:

Mediatek Inc., Hsin-Chu, TW;

National Taiwan University, Taipei, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A series of digit processing units (DPUs) are connected to form a finite impulse response (FIR) filter. Each DPU includes a register, a multiplexer, and a coefficient multiplier. The register stores and delays an input digital signal to be filtered. The multiplexer has inputs connected to the input node and to an output of the register, an output of the multiplexer for connecting to a next stage DPU. The coefficient multiplier is connected to the output of the register and multiplies the input signal by a coefficient or part of a coefficient. A group of DPUs can have multiplexers set so that the register of each DPU stores the same part of the input signal for processing a single filter coefficient. An adder is provided to sum output of the DPUs and output a filtered signal. The critical path of the FIR filter is independent of coefficient number and precision.


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