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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hashem Farrokh, Schnecksville, PA (US);
Kalavai J. Raghunath, Chatham, NJ (US);
Subramanian Naganathan, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 ; G06F 7/52 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 ; G06F 7/52 ;
Abstract
A method is described for providing an improved multiplier/accumulator which utilizes less processing resources than such devices which are known in the prior art. The methodology operates to utilize the processing resources of a multiplier-accumulator combination on a cooperative basis, with the result that at least one adder stage in such a combination can be eliminated. The method includes the processing by the accumulator of certain terms that would otherwise be processed by the multiplier.