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Title: A 31-Feature, 80nW, 0.53mm 2 Audio Analog Feature Extractor based on Time-Mode Analog Filterbank Interpolation and Time-Mode Analog Rectification
Award ID(s):
1704899
NSF-PAR ID:
10468278
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
IEEE
Date Published:
Page Range / eLocation ID:
184 to 185
Format(s):
Medium: X
Location:
Honolulu, HI, USA
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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