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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1996
Sivakumar Makineni, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Provided is a multi-stage shifter for use in both alignment and normalization shifters that provides faster implementation of the shifting process, requires less hardware and is less complex. One embodiment of the present invention provides a shift controller generating shift controller signals and a multi-stage normalization shifter having distinct multiple stages, coupled to a shift controller and receiving a number for normalization. The multi-stage shifter shifts the input number at predetermined increments at each stage and producing a sticky bit output at each stage that participates in the final sticky bit. These sticky bit outputs are ORed together to produce the final sticky bit. The present invention provides for production of the sticky bit with less hardware without sacrificing performance.