ANALOG RANK EXTRACTORS

Authors
OPRIS IE
Citation
Ie. Opris, ANALOG RANK EXTRACTORS, IEEE transactions on circuits and systems. 1, Fundamental theory andapplications, 44(12), 1997, pp. 1114-1121
Citations number
15
Journal title
IEEE transactions on circuits and systems. 1, Fundamental theory andapplications → ACNP
ISSN journal
10577122
Volume
44
Issue
12
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1114 - 1121
Database
ISI
SICI code
1057-7122(1997)44:12<1114:>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
This paper focuses on continuous-time analog rank extractors, with an emphasis on MOS circuits. Sources of errors in previous analog impleme ntations are analyzed, and an improved multiple-input min/max circuit configuration is proposed. A generalized analog rank extractor is disc ussed as well as its limitations on the number of inputs and rank. In a sorting network approach, the presorting and path combination techni ques are used to reduce the rank selector implementation.