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Efficiency enablers of lightweight SDR for MIMO baseband processing

Authors:: Guenther, D. , Leupers, R. , Ascheid, G.
Journal:: IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems
Date:: 2015
DOI:: 10.1109/TVLSI.2015.2416244
Language:: English
Abstract:: The flexibility and programmability of an application-specific instruction-set processor (ASIP) come at the expense of reduced area and energy efficiency compared to application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) solutions. Nevertheless, ASIPs are desirable for versatile application domains like wireless communications and software defined radio (SDR). Typically, ASIP designers reduce the ASIC-ASIP efficiency gap by increasingly complex architectures with decreasing flexibility and usability. This paper takes the opposite approach and presents concepts for a highly efficient, lightweight SDR ASIP. Efficiency enablers include simple but effective measures like a carefully chosen instruction set, optimized data access techniques for efficient utilization of functional units, and the use of flexible floating-point arithmetic with runtime-adaptive numerical precision. We present a conceptual processor core to show the impact of these measures and discuss its potential as well as limitations compared to tailored ASIC solutions. For demonstration, we choose the field of linear MIMO detection. We present synthesis results for several design versions in 90nm CMOS technology and the corresponding energy benchmarks. Also, we show post-layout results for a selected design to demonstrate the feasibility of our concept.
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