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Masayuki MIYAMA Osamu TOOYAMA Naoki TAKAMATSU Tsuyoshi KODAKE Kazuo NAKAMURA Ai KATO Junichi MIYAKOSHI Kousuke IMAMURA Hideo HASHIMOTO Satoshi KOMATSU Mikio YAGI Masao MORIMOTO Kazuo TAKI Masahiko YOSHIMOTO
This paper describes an ultra low power, motion estimation (ME) processor for MPEG2 HDTV resolution video. It adopts a Gradient Descent Search (GDS) algorithm that drastically reduces required computational power to 6 GOPS. A SIMD datapath architecture optimized for the GDS algorithm decreases the clock frequency and operating voltage. A low power 3-port SRAM with a write-disturb-free cell array arrangement is newly designed for image data caches of the processor. The proposed ME processor contains 7-M transistors, integrated in 4.50 mm 3.35 mm area using 0.13 µm CMOS technology. Estimated power consumption is less than 100 mW at 81 MHz@1.0 V. The processor is applicable to a portable HDTV system.