A VLSI implementation method of a compressor for audio systems

Acoustical Science and Technology

Kensuke Shimizu¹  Shugang Wei¹  Ming Zhang¹ 

[1] Department of Computer Science, Gunma University, 1–5–1, Tenjin-cho, Kiryu, 376–8515 Japan

关键词: Audio signal;    Dynamic range controller;    Compression ratio;    Gain calculation;    Attack time and release time.;   

DOI  :  10.1250/ast.22.407

学科分类：声学和超声波

来源: Acoustical Society of Japan

【 摘 要 】

References(14)In this paper, we present a VLSI implementation method on a dynamic range controller, audio level compressor, which is used to make sound effects as an important functional part in a digital audio system on a chip. To implement the gain calculation in a digital dynamic range controller, a power calculation with fractional numbers is required and it is difficult to be performed directly in a digital audio system. We introduce a polynomial expression to approximate the power operation, then the gain calculation is easily performed with a number of additions, multiplications and a division. Based on the gain calculation method of the gain, an efficient VLSI architecture with some arithmetic circuits is proposed. We designed the circuit of a 16-bit audio level compressor by using a hardware description language, VHDL. As a result of the compact circuit design, the 16-bit compressor has only 5,688 gates by 1 μm CMOS gate array technology. The design and simulation results show that the presented audio level compressor has high performance and can be integrated into an audio system on a chip for practical use.

【 授权许可】

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