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Transitive processing unit for performing complex operations

US7269616B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 21, 2003
Grant dateSep 11, 2007
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Expiry dateJun 14, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2207/3884
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a circuit for a programmable transitive processing unit for performing complex functions, such as multiplication, pipelining of one or more values, and/or shift operations, wherein the circuit can be configured to be a constituent of an array of other similar circuits to form, for example, a larger multiplier.

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