Carry-save multiplier/accumulator system and method

摘要

A method is described for providing an improved multiplier/accumulator which utilizes less processing resources than such devices which are known in the prior art. The methodology operates to utilize the processing resources of a multiplier-accumulator combination on a cooperative basis, with the result that at least one adder stage in such a combination can be eliminated. The method includes the processing by the accumulator of certain terms that would otherwise be processed by the multiplier.