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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2004
Nigel Peter Topham, Wokingham, GB;
Nigel Peter Topham, Wokingham, GB;
Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Mapping circuitry () comprises a first candidate output value producing unit () which produces a first candidate output value (Cl) that differs by a first offset value (x) from a received input value (r). During operation of the first candidate output value producing unit () a second candidate output value producing unit () produces a second candidate output value (C) that differs by a second offset value (y) from the received input value (r). One of the first and second candidate output values is within a preselected range of allowable output values and the other is outside that range. An in-range value determining unit () determines which one of the first and second candidate output values is within the range, and an output value selection unit () selects this value as the output value (p) corresponding to the received input value (r).