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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2006
Tariq Kurd, Bristol, GB;
Tariq Kurd, Bristol, GB;
STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Ltd., Buckinghamshire, GB;
Abstract
Combining circuitry for combining a plurality of multi-bit partial product terms in a multiplier circuit includes a plurality of compression columns, each column receiving a plurality of partial product term bits. At least one compression column includes: a first circuit arranged to receive a first set of the plurality of partial product term bits for the at least one compression column, the first circuit further arranged to combine the first set of term bits to produce a first combined term bit set; and a second circuit arranged to receive a second set of the plurality of term bits for the at least one compression column and all of the first combined term bit set.