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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2021
Analog Devices, Inc., Wilmington, MA (US);
Frederick A. Ware, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Cheng C. Wang, San Jose, CA (US);
Analog Devices, Inc., Wilmington, MA (US);
Abstract
An integrated circuit comprising a plurality MAC pipelines wherein each MAC pipeline includes: (i) a plurality of MACs connected in series and (ii) a plurality of data paths including an accumulation data path, wherein each MAC includes a multiplier to multiply to generate product data and an accumulator to generate sum data. The integrated circuit further comprises a plurality of control/configure circuits, wherein each control/configure circuit connects directly to and is associated with a MAC pipeline, wherein each control/configure circuit includes an accumulation data path which is configurable to directly connect to the accumulation data path of the MAC pipeline to form an accumulation ring when the control/configure circuit is configured in an accumulation mode, and an output data path configurable to directly connect to the output of the accumulation data path of the MAC pipeline when the control/configure circuit is configured in an output data mode.