Analog rank extractors

被引:34
作者
Opris, IE [1 ]
机构
[1] Stanford Univ, Ctr Integrated Syst, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
关键词
analog CMOS; median filters; nonlinear circuits; sorting networks;
D O I
10.1109/81.645149
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
This paper focuses on continuous-time analog rank extractors, with an emphasis on MOS circuits. Sources of errors in previous analog implementations are analyzed, and an improved multiple-input min/max circuit configuration is proposed. A generalized analog rank extractor is discussed as well as its limitations on the number of inputs and rank. In a sorting network approach, the presorting and path combination techniques are used to reduce the rank selector implementation.
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页码:1114 / 1121
页数:8
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