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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
May. 04, 2017
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Jawaharlal Tangudu, Bangalore, IN;
Suvam Nandi, Bangalore, IN;
Pooja Sundar, Bangalore, IN;
Jaiganesh Balakrishnan, Bangalore, IN;
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A multiplier circuit includes a partial product generation circuit, a truncation circuit, and a summation circuit. The partial product generation circuit is configured to generate a plurality of partial products for multiplying two values. The truncation circuit is coupled to the partial product generation circuit. The truncation circuit is configured to shorten at least some of the partial products by removing a least significant bit from the at least some of the partial products. The summation circuit coupled to the truncation circuit. The summation circuit is configured to sum the truncated partial products produced by the truncation circuit.