Design of FFT processor with low power complex multiplier for OFDM-based high-speed wireless applications

We introduce a fixed-point 16-bit 64-point FFT processor for OFDM-based wireless applications. The processor is based on decimation-in-time (DIT) radix-2 butterfly FFT algorithm. The canonical signed digit is used to implement constant complex multiplications with carry save add (CSA) tree for lower power and cost. The simulation shows the module can reach low cost/power and high speed for OFDM-based high-speed wireless applications.