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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
May. 11, 2010
Laurent Paumier, Grenoble, FR;
Pascal Urard, Theys, FR;
Laurent Paumier, Grenoble, FR;
Pascal Urard, Theys, FR;
STMicroelectronics S.A., Montrouge, FR;
Abstract
A barrel shifter receiving N symbols, arranged ndistinct groups of nsymbols, applying a circular shift to the N symbols. The barrel shifter comprises nfirst barrel shifters, each applying a first circular shift to one of the groups of nsymbols; a rearrangement module receiving the N symbols provided by the first barrel shifters and providing N symbols arranged, in a determined manner, in ndistinct groups of nsymbols; nsecond barrel shifters, each applying a second circular shift to one of the distinct groups of nsymbols; a control module providing, to each first barrel shifter, an identical signal bs_ctrlrepresenting the first shift, and providing, to each second barrel shifter, an identical signal bs_ctrlrepresenting the second shift; and a switching module switching at least two of the symbols of the N symbols.