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Lookahead carry circuit apparatus

US4425623A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 14, 1981
Grant dateJan 10, 1984
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Expiry dateJul 14, 2001

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F7/501
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Lookahead carry circuitry is provided for use with the consecutive bit stages of a digital adder whereby the computational throughput of an arithmetic logic unit can be increased (in other words reduced in time of operation). This is accomplished by reducing the number of gates required in the serial switching path to minimize the time delay for generation of carry output signals.

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