GENRIF: An integrated VLSI FIR filter compiler

An integrated VLSI FIR filter compiler tool targeted at sampling rates from 0 to more than 100 MHz is described. Main features are high-level synthesis and optimization of FIR filter coefficients with respect to frequency specifications, a priori and a posteriori verification of filter response (including finite word length effects), and layout generation based on a bit-parallel architecture. The tool is fully integrated within the GDT environment (Mentor Graphics).<
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