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Process for determining an overflow to the format of the result of an arithmetic operation carried out on two operands

US6321248A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 4, 1998
Grant dateNov 20, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 4, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F7/49921
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A process is for determining an overflow to the format of the result of an arithmetic operation carried out by an arithmetic unit on two operands A and B and an input carry digit Cin. This process is executed in parallel to the processing done by the AU on operands A and B, before the AU has determined the result S of the operation.

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