High-speed digital multiplier architecture

摘要

A high-speed digital multiplier architecture is implemented in a bipolar very large scale integrated circuit technology. Operand input and product output latches are independently enabled by inverted clock signals. The multiplier can be operated in unclocked, separately clocked and single clock or master-slave modes of operation. The multiplier can be operated to concatenate, rather than multiply, the operands and thereby load the operands directly from the inputs to the output. A selectable format adjust performs a one bit left shift on the product. A low order zero bit is inserted in the shifted product, an overflow flag is set in case the product is -1.0x-1.0=1.0, and rounding is correct for both adjusted and unadjusted products. A zero flag is provided which is correct for both rounded and unrounded output products. A negative flag provides an unambiguous indicator of product sign in signed and mixed mode or format adjusted operation.