Design and Analysis of Approximate Compressors for Balanced Error Accumulation in MAC Operator

Also Available Domains Arithmetic Core|Xilinx Vivado

Project Code :TVPGTO595

Abstract

In this project we are going to design approximate MAC architecture which involves multipliers and adders. In the conventional multipliers and adders there are many techniques to design where accurate multiplier is the most power consuming among all arithmetic functional unit. In this proposed implementation we are going to suggest a novel approximate structure which leads to reduction of power consumption compared to the conventional accurate array multiplier. There re conventional approximate compressors for the designing of approximate multipliers but they limit the error and the Accuracy obtained is less and UN balanced. Here unbalanced error signifies the error distance either to b positive or negative which will effect the accuracy metrics of the compressor there by it will influence the multiplier accuracy. So to get a balanced error accumulation to obtain a high accuracy efficiency compared to the conventional approximate multiplier designs in this suggested or proposed implementation we are going to consider a positive  approximate  compressor and a negative approximate compressor which is obtained by the modification of Boolean expression a of the existing approximate compressors. For the balanced error accumulation, we first design the approximate 4-2 compressors generating errors in the opposite direction while minimizing the computational costs. 

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Specifications

Software Requirements:

  • Xilinx ISE 14.7 Tool 
  • HDL: Verilog

Hardware Requirements:

  • Microsoft® Windows XP
  • Intel® Pentium® 4 processor or Pentium 4 equivalent with SSE support 
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 100 MB of available disk space

Learning Outcomes

  • Basics of Digital Electronics
  • VLSI design Flow
  • Introduction to Verilog Coding
  • Different modeling styles in Verilog
    • Data Flow modeling
    • Structural modeling
    • Behavioral modeling
    • Mixed level modeling
  • Introduction to Arithmetic circuits
  • Knowledge on MAC circuits
  • Different multipliers and compressors
  • Knowledge on compressors and inexact computation
  • Applications in real time
  • Xilinx ISE 14.7 for design and simulation
  • Generation of Netlist
  • Solution providing for real time problems
  • Project Development Skills:
    • Problem Analysis Skills
    • Problem Solving Skills
    • Logical Skills
    • Designing Skills
    • Testing Skills
    • Debugging Skills
    • Presentation Skills
    • Thesis Writing Skills


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