Adder which handles multiple data with different data types

Details Adder which handles multiple data with different data types Adder which handles multiple data with different data types

1996-11-18

1999-08-24

Elmore, Reba I.

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36478601, 36478602, 36478603, 36478604, 36478702, 36478703, 36478704, 364749, G06F 750

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059432519

ABSTRACT:
An adder circuit includes various methods to control the carry bit at data boundaries when attempting to process multiple data of multiple types. One method is to generate both propagate and generate signals from the input data and modified propagate and generate signals from the data boundaries, which can then be used in a conventional carry-lookahead adder to produce a resulting sum that is correct regardless of the data type being processed. Another method is to insert special carry blocking, propagating or generating cells at the data boundaries of the input data. These cells are then filled with the appropriate blocking, propagating or generating signals, either by table look-up or circuit implementation using data type and processing type inputs. This data stream can then be added with a conventional adder. However, if the special cell replaces data at the boundaries, another adder can be used to process this boundary data separately prior to inserting the special cell. Instead of using another adder, the data stream may be expanded such that the special cell does not replace any data at the boundaries. The expanded data stream is then processed with a conventional adder capable of handling the expanded width.

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