A Parallel VLSI Architecture for Layered Decoding for Array LDPC Codes

  • Authors:
  • Kiran K. Gunnam;Gwan S. Choi;Mark B. Yeary

  • Affiliations:
  • Texas A&M University, College Station, TX;Texas A&M University, College Station, TX;Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

  • Venue:
  • VLSID '07 Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on VLSI Design held jointly with 6th International Conference: Embedded Systems
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

The VLSI implementation complexity of a low density parity check (LDPC) decoder is largely influenced by interconnect and the storage requirements. Here, the proposed layout-aware layered decoder architecture utilizes the data-reuse properties of min-sum, layered decoding and structured properties of array LDPC codes. This results in a significant reduction of logic and interconnects requirements of the decoder when compared to the state-of-the-art LDPC decoders. The ASIC implementation of the proposed fully parallel architecture achieves throughput of 4.6 Gbps (for a maximum of 15 iterations). The chip size is 2.3 mm x 2.3 mm in 0.13 micron technology.