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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2002
Applicants:
Amitabh Menon, Karnataka, IN;
Ajit Gupte, Maharashtra, IN;
Inventors:
Amitabh Menon, Karnataka, IN;
Ajit Gupte, Maharashtra, IN;
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A log shifter shifting an operand left or right while minimizing the number of multiplexor stages. The log shifter may contain a set of multiplexor stages, with at least one multiplexor stage shifting a data value to the right and at least one other multiplexor stage shifting to the right. Left and right shifts may thus be obtained by using a single set of multiplexor stages. As a result, time delays and area consumed may be reduced when the upper/lower end of a desired shift value range does not equal 2−1, wherein Q equals an integer.