Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) have emerged as a versatile platform for implementing cryptographic algorithms, offering a balance between flexibility, performance and energy efficiency ...

For both gray-scale and color image applications in an FPGA, we have implemented block truncation coding (BTC), a lossy image-compression algorithm with proven value in applications that don't require ...

Overall, the research indicates a strong trend towards optimizing cryptographic algorithms for FPGA implementations, focusing on enhancing performance while ensuring robust security measures.

The real beauty of this algorithm is that you can implement it with a very small FPGA footprint. CORDIC requires only a small lookup table, along with logic to perform shifts and additions.