A 690-mW 1-Gb/s 1024-b, rate-1/2 low-density parity-check code decoder

Abstract

A 1024-b, rate-1/2, soft decision low-density parity-check (LDPC) code decoder has been implemented that matches the coding gain of equivalent turbo codes. The decoder features a parallel architecture that supports a maximum throughput of 1 Gb/s while performing 64 decoder iterations. The parallel architecture enables rapid convergence in the decoding algorithm to be translated into low decoder switching activity resulting in a power dissipation of only 690 mW from a 1.5-V supply.