Electronic device, barrel shifter unit and method of barrel shifting
US8270558B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 9, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F7/762
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device is provided which comprises a barrel shifter unit (BS) for performing a rotation of an input. The barrel shifter unit comprises a first and second barrel shifter (BS1, BS2). The electronic device furthermore comprises a selection unit for selecting a first set of elements (a) for the second barrel shifter (BS2) and a second set of elements for the first barrel shifter (BS1). The electronic device furthermore comprises a plurality of second multiplexers (M1 M8) for receiving the input of the second barrel shifter as first input and the output of the first barrel shifter as second input.
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