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Highspeed parallel adder with clocked switching circuits

US4701877A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 27, 1984
Grant dateOct 20, 1987
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Expiry dateNov 27, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2207/3876
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a parallel adder circuit, first and second full adders each having an addend input terminal, an augend input terminal, a sum output terminal, a carry input terminal, and a carry output terminal are alternately connected such that the carry output terminal of the preceding full adder is directly connected to the carry input terminal of the succeeding full adder. In order to shorten the carry propagation delay time, the first full adder is arranged to receive an inverted carry signal (FALSE) from the preceding stage and to provide a carry signal (TRUE) to the succeeding stage, while the second full adder is arranged to receive a carry signal (TRUE) from the preceding stage and to provide an inverted carry signal (FALSE) to the succeeding stage.

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