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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2018
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Fabio Indelicato, Vimercate, IT;
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
An arithmetic logic unit (ALU) including a binary, parallel adder and multiplier to perform arithmetic operations is described. The ALU includes an adder circuit coupled to a multiplexer to receive input operands that are directed to either an addition operation or a multiplication operation. During the multiplication operation, the ALU is configured to determine partial product operands based on first and second operands and provide the partial product operands to the adder circuit via the multiplexer, and the adder circuit is configured to provide an output having a value equal to a product of the first operand second operands. During an addition operation, the ALU is configured to provide the first and second operands to the adder circuit via the multiplexer, and the adder circuit is configured to provide the output having a value equal to a sum of the first and second operands.