PROGRAMMABLE ANALOG SIGNAL PROCESSING ARRAY FOR TIME-DISCRETE PROCESSING OF ANALOG SIGNALS

    公开(公告)号:EP4024265A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-06

    申请号:EP21176328.9

    申请日:2021-05-27

    摘要: A programmable analog processing array for programmable time-discrete processing of analog input signals in accordance with a desired signal processing function comprises a network of mutually interconnectable and pre-configurable analog processing slices that form unit circuit cells of the network. Each processing slice comprises a set of cell circuit elements including: a switchable clock input port for receiving a clock signal, a delay element for receiving a respective analog slice input signal and for forwarding the received slice input signal with a pre-configurable time delay as a respective delayed slice input signal, an analog multiplier element receiving the delayed slice input signal for providing an analog multiplier output signal corresponding to a product of the delayed slice input signal with a pre-configurable multiplication factor, an analog adder element receiving a pre-configurable selection of at least two adder input signals including the multiplier output signal and for providing an analog adder output signal corresponding to a sum of the adder input signals, and including an analog resample element for receiving the adder output signal and for providing the received adder output with a pre-configurable time delay as an analog slice output signal.

    PHOTONIC PRECISION DELAY COMPONENT FOR HIGH DYNAMIC DELAY RANGE

    公开(公告)号:EP4336683A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-13

    申请号:EP22194581.9

    申请日:2022-09-08

    摘要: An electronic-photonic integrated precision delay-control component comprises a coarse-delay switching unit that is configured to assume one of a plurality of selectable switching states and to feed, in a given one of the switching states, an optical input signal forward to at least one of a plurality of selectable optical coarse-delay paths. A controllable fine-delay unit is configured to subject the optical input signal to a selectable fine group-delay amount that is tuneable between zero and a maximum fine group-delay amount. The coarse-delay switching unit and the fine-delay unit are arranged in a series connection to control application of a respective total group-delay amount to the optical input signal on any selectable total delay path, the total group-delay amount corresponding to a sum of the respective coarse group-delay amount and of the selectable fine group-delay amount. Co-integration of electronic components allows a complete pulse train generation on one chip with low sensitivity to perturbation, low drift and low manufacturing costs. A desired delay of individual pulses of the optical input signal can be tuned on chip with particularly high precision at particularly high pulse repetition frequencies.

    CHARGE-REDISTRIBUTION BASED VECTOR MATRIX MULTIPLIER

    公开(公告)号:EP4210055A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-12

    申请号:EP22150589.4

    申请日:2022-01-07

    摘要: For performing in-memory multiplication of an input vector with an input matrix a storage component matrix comprises matrix memory components with a charge storage component that is tuneable by a respective matrix input signal to assume a capacitance value uniquely corresponding to an input matrix value. A vector input switch controls provision of the analog input vector signal for charging the charge storage component of the matrix memory component to a charge amount representing a mathematical product of the respective input vector value and the respective input matrix value. The matrix memory components of a column are arranged in parallel connection with each other and commonly connected in series connection with a column summation charge storage component which accumulates the charge amounts output from the charge storage components to generate a column summation output voltage indicative of a sum of the component products.