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WOW, according to the paper, they can run FIR filters and NCOs at many times the maximum clock speed of the FPGA device.
For example, one of the tables shows that they can push a FIR filter at 700MHz on a Xilinx device. As far as I know, Xilinx's own IP can be clocked at 450MHz max, on a Vertex 6 device.
Will follow-up.
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write a commentgiant007 Posted Oct 21, 2010
WOW, according to the paper, they can run FIR filters and NCOs at many times the maximum clock speed of the FPGA device. For example, one of the tables shows that they can push a FIR filter at 700MHz on a Xilinx device. As far as I know, Xilinx's own IP can be clocked at 450MHz max, on a Vertex 6 device. Will follow-up.
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