Discrete orthogonal transforms such as the discrete Fourier transform, discrete cosine transform, discrete Hartley transform, etc., are important tools in numerical analysis, signal processing, and statistical methods. The successful application of transform techniques relies on the existence of efficient fast algorithms for their implementation. A special place in the list of transformations is occupied by the discrete fractional Fourier transform (DFrFT). In this paper, some parallel algorithms and processing unit structures for fast DFrFT implementation are proposed. The approach is based on the resourceful factorization of DFrFT matrices. Some parallel algorithms and processing unit structures for small size DFrFTs such as N = 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 are presented. In each case, we describe only the most important part of the structures of the processing units, neglecting the description of the auxiliary units and the control circuits.
In this article, we propose a set of efficient algorithmic solutions for computing short linear convolutions focused on hardware implementation in VLSI. We consider convolutions for sequences of length N= 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Hardwired units that implement these algorithms can be used as building blocks when designing VLSI -based accelerators for more complex data processing systems. The proposed algorithms are focused on fully parallel hardware implementation, but compared to the naive approach to fully parallel hardware implementation, they require from 25% to about 60% less, depending on the length N and hardware multipliers. Since the multiplier takes up a much larger area on the chip than the adder and consumes more power, the proposed algorithms are resource-efficient and energy-efficient in terms of their hardware implementation.
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