Military sensor-driven systems normally use FPGAs to interface with the ADCs that digitize sensor inputs. Because ADCs operate at rates of up to 3 MSPS, they require very high-performance DSP circuitry. In most cases, this functionality is implemented using FPGAs optimized for DSP applications.

Author:  Michael Parker, Senior Technical Marketing Manager, IP & Technology Product Marketing, Altera Corporation

As Senior DSP Technical Marketing Manager, Michael Parker is responsible for Altera’s DSP related IP, and is also involved in optimizing FPGA architecture planning for DSP applications. Mr. Parker joined Altera in January 2007, and has over 20 years of DSP wireless engineering design experience with Alvarion, Soma Networks, TCSI, Stanford Telecom and several startup companies.