US 6,983,297 B2 | ||
Shifting an operand left or right while minimizing the number of multiplexor stages | ||
Amitabh Menon, Karnataka (India); and Ajit Gupte, Maharashtra (India) | ||
Assigned to Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, Tex. (US) | ||
Filed on Jul. 17, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/196,581. | ||
Claims priority of provisional application 60/312271, filed on Aug. 16, 2001. | ||
Prior Publication US 2003/0034824 A1, Feb. 20, 2003 | ||
Int. Cl. G06F 15/00 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 708—209 | 42 Claims |
1. A log shifter for shifting an operand in either left direction or right direction, said log shifter comprising:
a first multiplexor shifting said operand in one direction to generate a first output; and
a second multiplexor coupled to receive said first output, said second multiplexor shifting said first output in another direction
to generate a second output.
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