A very high-speed BiCMOS current comparator for use in Viterbi decoders

The Viterbi algorithm is the most well-known trellis-based maximum likelihood decoding algorithm. Trellis decoding is used to recover encoded information that was corrupted during transmission over a noisy channel. The Viterbi algorithm is implemented with a Viterbi decoder. High-speed applications require high-speed Viterbi decoders. Therefore, many hardware solutions have been proposed to improve the performance of Viterbi decoders. These hardware solutions explore the properties of the Viterbi algorithm to simplify and improve the architecture of the decoder. In particular, statistical properties of the algorithm are used to design parallel Viterbi decoders with very high data decoding rates. The article focuses on the implementation of high-speed Viterbi decoders.

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Structural changes in silicon-on-insulator material during post-implantation annealing

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100145054 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 44 ◽

pp. 736-737

Author(s):

C. O. Jung ◽

S. J. Krause ◽

S.R. Wilson

Keyword(s):

Integrated Circuits ◽

Oxide Layer ◽

High Speed ◽

Structural Changes ◽

Device Fabrication ◽

Silicon On Insulator ◽

High Quality ◽

Radiation Hardened ◽

Post Implantation ◽

Very High

Silicon-on-insulator (SOI) structures have excellent potential for future use in radiation hardened and high speed integrated circuits. For device fabrication in SOI material a high quality superficial Si layer above a buried oxide layer is required. Recently, Celler et al. reported that post-implantation annealing of oxygen implanted SOI at very high temperatures would eliminate virtually all defects and precipiates in the superficial Si layer. In this work we are reporting on the effect of three different post implantation annealing cycles on the structure of oxygen implanted SOI samples which were implanted under the same conditions.

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Very High Speed Integrated Circuits/Gallium Arsenide Electronics for Aircraft Engine Controls

10.23919/acc.1988.4790024 ◽

1988 ◽

Author(s):

Mark A. Overstreet

Keyword(s):

Gallium Arsenide ◽

Integrated Circuits ◽

High Speed ◽

Aircraft Engine ◽

Very High

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YSS HAP72

Alloy Digest ◽

10.31399/asm.ad.ts0779 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 68 (10) ◽

Keyword(s):

Wear Resistance ◽

High Temperature ◽

Powder Metallurgy ◽

Tool Steel ◽

High Speed ◽

High Wear Resistance ◽

Bend Strength ◽

Temperature Performance ◽

Very High

Abstract YSS HAP72 is a powder metallurgy high-speed tool steel with a very high wear resistance. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, and bend strength. It also includes information on high temperature performance. Filing Code: TS-779. Producer or source: Hitachi Metals America Ltd.

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