Wide word multiplier using booth encoding
US6728744B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 2, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F7/5332
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multiplier for computing a final product of a first operand and a second operand comprising a multiplier array for forming a product of the first operand and second operand in carry-save form; a carry-save adder for adding said carry-save partial products and an accumulatd sum to produce a carry and save values; a carry-lookahead adder for adding said carry and save values to produce a product value and a carry-out value; a general purpose adder for adding said carry-out and said product value to produce said final product.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.