Carry-save multiplier/accumulator system and method
US6704761B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 5, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F7/5338
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is described for providing an improved multiplier/accumulator which utilizes less processing resources than such devices which are known in the prior art. The methodology operates to utilize the processing resources of a multiplier-accumulator combination on a cooperative basis, with the result that at least one adder stage in such a combination can be eliminated. The method includes the processing by the accumulator of certain terms that would otherwise be processed by the multiplier.
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