4. Architecture of FPAA’s
A field-programmable analog array (FPAA) is an integrated circuit which
can be configured to implement various analog functions
The most important elements in a
FPAA are:
1.Configurable Analogue Blocks (CAB)
analogue functions to be implemented
2.The interconnecting routing network
5. CAB Implementation
• Continuous Time vs. Discrete Time
Discrete Time
• Switched Capacitor Design (Current)
• Pulse Based Design (Under Research)
6. Switched Capacitor Based Design
•operational amplifiers,
•passive elements
•programmable connecting network
can be combined to highly qualified circuits such as filters, integrators etc.
7. CABS OF FPAA’s
CAB can implement a number of analog signal
processing functions such as
amplification
integration
differentiation
addition
subtraction
multiplication
comparison
log, and exponential.
12. References
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September 1998
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September 1998
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6. Anadigm Website – www.anadigm.com
14. Structure of the CAB's
FPAAs are designed in both continuous-time and discrete-time domains
A continuous-time FPAA, is usually designed using transconductor
technology.
The basic cell consists of an op-amp and programmable capacitors
linked by a transconductor-based array
These devices have advantages in terms of bandwidth, but have narrow
programming range for their parameters