Across a range of applications, the two most common functions implemented in FPGA-based high-performance signal processing are finite impulse response (FIR) filters and fast Fourier transforms (FFTs).

Before we show how to optimize a FIR filter, let's review the basics of DSP architectures. (If you are already familiar with these basics, you can skip ahead to the page 2. To learn more about the ...

Digital filters are always an interesting topic, and they are especially attractive with FPGAs. [Pabolo] has been working with them in a series of blog posts. The latest covers an 8th order FIR filter ...