Research Article

Design of Synthesizable, Retimed Digital Filters Using FPGA Based Path Solvers with MCM Approach: Comparison and CAD Tool

Table 5

Comparison results of different adder/multiplier combinations for digital filters.

Filter block Adder/multiplier combinations Before retiming After retiming
Number of LUTs Max. operating freq in MHz Power in mw Number of LUTs Max. operating freq in MHz Power in mw

IIR-10 Brentkung Adder/Array Multiplier 2222 62.526 99 2411 76.977 89
Ling Adder/Vedic Multiplier 2214 69.702 112 2193 95.381 94
Ripple carry Adder/Booth Multiplier 2146 50.861 114 1809 65.248 95

FIR-10 Brentkung Adder/Array Multiplier 1736 62.526 94 1811 99.43 85
Ling Adder/Vedic Multiplier 2162 72.493 111 2271 100.72 95
Ripple carry Adder/Booth Multiplier 1637 52.302 105 1615 71.345 87