Design of integrated circuits for electronic imaging applications

Electronic imaging places stringent demands on the signal processing circuitry for real-time operation. Dedicated processors that are algorithmic-specific are very attractive from speed, cost, and size considerations. The design of a digital image processing chip-set that falls in this domain is discussed. The design methodology, which includes circuit technologies for CMOS logic, memory, and datapath, together with the tools that ease layout, simulation, verification, and test, are described.<>