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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2007
Applicant:
Bradley L. Taylor, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Inventor:
Bradley L. Taylor, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A configurable arithmetic block in a device having programmable logic for implementing arithmetic functions is disclosed. The configurable arithmetic block comprises a plurality of input registers coupled to receive multiple bit words; an arithmetic function circuit coupled to receive the multiple bit words; an output selection circuit coupled to receive the output of the plurality of input registers and an output of the arithmetic function circuit; and a plurality of output registers coupled the output selection circuit. A method of implementing arithmetic functions in a device having programmable logic is also disclosed.