Multimodal multiplier systems and methods
US10776078B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 23, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F7/4876
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, in a first mode, first and second input operands having a first data type are multiplied using one or more of a plurality of multipliers, and in second mode, a plurality of input operands having a second data type are multiplied using the plurality of multipliers. Accordingly, multiplier circuitry may process different input data types and share circuitry across the different modes. In some embodiments, in the first mode, products may be converted to a third data type, and in the second mode, multiple products may be concatenated. Values in the third data type, in the first mode, and concatenated values having the second data type, in the second mode, may be added across different multimodal multipliers to form a multiply-accumulator. In some embodiments, the plurality of multiply-accumulators may be configured in series.
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