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US 6,553,398 B2Granted
Analog fir filter with parallel interleaved architecture
AssigneeSantel Networks, Inc.
InventorPeter Capofreddi
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Abstract
An analog FIR filter that processes multiple output samples in parallel is disclosed. The simultaneous parallel processing of multiple samples permits improved sampling rate and improved accuracy as compared to prior art filters.
Claims5
A filter, comprising:
- an input port;
- m parallel input paths coupled to receive an input signal from the input port, each of the parallel input paths including a plurality of output taps with each of the output taps representing a sample value of the input signal at a particular point in time as determined by a sample period of the filter, the m parallel input paths being arranged so that successive samples of the input signal within each input path are separated from one another by m sample periods with a first sample in each of the m parallel input paths being shifted from a predecessor one of the input paths by one sample period;
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- m output paths, each coupled to receive a subset of the output taps of the m input paths such that successive samples are received from successive ones of the input paths in a round-robin fashion and to produce an output signal that is a summation of products of selected ones of the output taps with weight coefficients.
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