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Deferred comparison multiplier checker

US5016208A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 11, 1989
Grant dateMay 14, 1991
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Expiry dateJul 11, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F7/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a data processing system, a multiplication operation is immediately followed by a redundant multiplication operation, using the same, albeit altered, operands, to check the initial result. The initial result is immediately available for use, but the check is not performed until some time later. The original operands are altered for the redundant multiplication operation by shifting one operand 1 bit, and swapping them before multiplication.

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