- 专利标题: Verifiable multimode multipliers
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申请号: US13343898申请日: 2012-01-05
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公开(公告)号: US08336007B1公开(公告)日: 2012-12-18
- 发明人: Guy Dupenloup
- 申请人: Guy Dupenloup
- 申请人地址: US CA San Jose
- 专利权人: Altera Corporation
- 当前专利权人: Altera Corporation
- 当前专利权人地址: US CA San Jose
- 代理机构: Treyz Law Group
- 代理商 G. Victor Treyz; David C. Kellogg
- 主分类号: G06F17/50
- IPC分类号: G06F17/50
摘要:
A verifiable duplex multiplier circuit is provided. In one mode, the circuitry of the duplex multiplier functions as an N-bit×N-bit multiplier. In another mode, the circuitry of the duplex multiplier operates as dual N/2-bit×N/2-bit multipliers. Because the same circuitry can be used to serve as both an N×N multiplier and as dual N/2×N/2 multipliers, integrated circuit resources are conserved. The duplex multiplier circuitry uses an architecture that can be automatically synthesized using a logic synthesis tool. Verification operations can be performed using logic-equivalency error checking tools. Exhaustive verification is possible using this approach, even when relatively large duplex multipliers (e.g., duplex multipliers with N values of 16 or more) are used.
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