摘要 |
There is described a floating point processor architecture which permits multiple bit shifting over strings of binary 1's and strings of binary O's in a single machine cycle. During a multiply operation, an MQ register (arranged in parallel) which stored the multiplier, shifts the multiplier out for decoding at a rate comparable to the rate at which the partial product is shifted. This is made possible by using a parallel MQ register so that two bits may be shifted per clock cycle. This architecture permits extremely fast multiplication by using a multiple bit shift architecture while minimizing hardware requirements. |