Generalized programmable counter arrays
US8667046B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 20, 2009 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F7/607
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A Generalized Programmable Counter Array (GPCA) is a reconfigurable multi-operand adder, which can be reprogrammed to sum a plurality of operands of arbitrary size. The GPCA is configured to compress the input words down to two operands using parallel counters. Resulting operands are then summed using a standard Ripple Carry Adder to produce the final result. The GPCA consists of a linear arrangement of identical compressor slices (CSlice).
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