A method for design of impulse bursts noise filters optimized for FPGA implementations

Proceedings -Design, Automation and Test in Europe, DATE

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1731-1736

  Vasicek, Zdenek ^a   Sekanina, Lukas ^a   Bidlo, Michal ^a  

^a BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN; REMOTE SENSING;

AREA-EFFICIENT; CONVENTIONAL FILTERS; EVOLUTIONARY DESIGN; FPGA IMPLEMENTATIONS; NOISE FILTERS; REMOTE SENSING IMAGES; SATELLITE IMAGES; TARGET APPLICATION;

FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAYS (FPGA);

EID: 77953093986     PISSN: 15301591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/date.2010.5457094     Document Type: Conference Paper

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