Electrical computers: arithmetic processing and calculating – Electrical digital calculating computer – Particular function performed
Patent
1998-03-27
2000-03-14
Mai, Tan V.
Electrical computers: arithmetic processing and calculating
Electrical digital calculating computer
Particular function performed
708620, 708551, G06F 752, G06F 738
Patent
active
060385839
ABSTRACT:
A multiplier capable of performing signed and unsigned scalar and vector multiplication is disclosed. The multiplier is configured to receive signed or unsigned multiplier and multiplicand operands in scalar or packed vector form. An effective sign for the multiplier and multiplicand operands may be calculated based upon each operand's most significant bit and a control signal. The effective signs may then be used to create and select a number of partial products according to Booth's algorithm. Once the partial products have been created and selected, they may be summed and the results may be output. The results may be signed or unsigned, and may represent vector or scalar quantities. When a vector multiplication is performed, the multiplier may be configured to generate and select partial products so as to effectively isolate the multiplication process for each pair of vector components. The multiplier may also be configured to sum the products of the vector components to form the vector dot product. The final product may be output in segments so as to require fewer bus lines. The segments may be rounded by adding a rounding constant. Rounding and normalization may be performed in two paths, one assuming an overflow will occur, the other assuming no overflow will occur.
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Oberman Stuart
Siu Ming
Advanced Micro Devices , Inc.
Christen Dan R.
Kivlin B. Noel
Mai Tan V.
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