Research of a Mixed-Signal Programmable SoC Based on FPAA

This paper presents a novel architecture for mixed-signal SoC, which integrates a Field Programmable Analog Array (FPAA) into a SoC based on 32-bit RISC CPU. The FPAA unit can be configured as Filter, Comparator, Gain Amplifier, and so on. The proposed mixed-signal SoC can transform the intermediate frequency (IF) analog signal to baseband digital signal and realize the real-time baseband signal processing, besides this, which can transmit the modulated IF signals which are converted from baseband signals by digital up-conversion (DUC). The proposed mixed-signal SoC is a transceiver on chip actually, due to the internal integrated IPs, such as ADC, DAC, DDC and DUC, which can provide smaller board area, lower power consumption and the system cost for the product development of transceiver. This design will have a good potential for wireless communication applications.