Enhancing Image Processing Capabilities through Advanced Approximate Multipliers
This paper explores the utilization of advanced approximate multipliers and 4-2 compressors to enhance efficiency in digital image processing applications. As the demand for real-time image analysis grows, the need for computational efficiency becomes increasingly critical, especially in resource-constrained environments. The proposed approach employs approximate computing to achieve a significant reduction in processing speeds and energy consumption while maintaining acceptable levels of output quality. Through a systematic implementation using a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) and MATLAB, we demonstrate the effectiveness of approximation techniques in image blending and enhancement tasks. Experimental results highlight a favorable trade-off between accuracy and performance, indicating that minor inaccuracies do not significantly impair visual quality. Our findings suggest that integrating approximate computing methodologies can revolutionize various technology-driven industries by enabling faster and more efficient image processing solutions
Authors
- R Madhu
- Sri Kalyan Yarlagadda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4729-6841)
- Satya Gautam Vadlamudi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5633-5112)
Institutions
- Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada (IN)
- Randall University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Computational and Experimental Science and Engineering
- Published
- 2025-04-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22399/ijcesen.1399
- Primary Topic
- Low-power high-performance VLSI design
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00