Electrical computers: arithmetic processing and calculating – Electrical digital calculating computer – Particular function performed
Patent
2000-03-06
2000-12-26
Mai, Tan V.
Electrical computers: arithmetic processing and calculating
Electrical digital calculating computer
Particular function performed
G06F 752
Patent
active
061674206
ABSTRACT:
A multiplication method and a multiplication circuit, wherein a multiplicand is multiplied by a multiplier by using a multiplication means, the result of the multiplication is added by an addition means to a rounding signal to be output from a rounding signal generation means, and the result of the addition, i.e., a multiplication result obtained after rounding, is stored in a register. By a barrel shifter, the multiplication result obtained after rounding stored in the register is shifted by a bit count indicated by a shift bit count signal. The shift bit count signal output from an instruction control means is input to the barrel shifter and a rounding signal generation means. The rounding signal generation means generates a rounding signal on the basis of the shift bit count signal indicating the bit count used to shift the multiplication result after rounding. By carrying out a rounding process in the addition means by using the rounding signal, the rounding process can be carried out at an appropriate position desired by the user.
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Kurohmaru Shun-ichi
Saishi Mana
Mai Tan V.
Matsushita Electric - Industrial Co., Ltd.
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