Naresh Kattekola, Amol Jawale, Pallab Kumar Nath and Shubhankar Majumdar
This paper aims to improve the performance of approximate multiplier in terms of peak signal to noise ratio (PSNR) and quality of the image.
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to improve the performance of approximate multiplier in terms of peak signal to noise ratio (PSNR) and quality of the image.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper proposes an approximate circuit for 4:2 compressor, which shows a significant amount of improvement in performance metrics than that of the existing designs. This paper also reports a hybrid architecture for the Dadda multiplier, which incorporates proposed 4:2 compressor circuit as a basic building block.
Findings
Hybrid Dadda multiplier architecture is used in a median filter for image de-noising application and achieved 20% more PSNR than that of the best available designs.
Originality/value
The proposed 4:2 compressor improves the error metrics of a Hybrid Dadda multiplier.