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Decimal floating point multiplier and design structure

US8566385B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 2, 2009
Grant dateOct 22, 2013
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Expiry dateAug 21, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2207/4911
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Several implementations and a design structure for decimal multiplication that uses a BCD 4221 encoding scheme, separate accumulation of partial products, accumulation of the partial products into a final product and conversion from and to a BCD 8421 coding scheme.

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