Method and apparatus for parallel carry chains
US7836417B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2119/12
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus having two or more parallel carry chain structures, each of the carry chain structures comprising a series of logical structures, where at least one of the logical structures within each of the carry chain structures has an associated input node, output node and carry node. The input node corresponds to a function input term, the output node corresponds to an output term of the function and the carry node corresponds to a carry value to a following logical structure in the series of logical structures.
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