DSPs have a MAC (Multiply and Accumulate) unit dedicated for multiply and accumulation.
Barrel shifters and circular shifters are used in multiplication. Regards, Justin On 9/12/07, Thomas Hruska <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ajinkyakale_86 wrote: > > Hey this is a bit of the topic.... > > But as we have a lot of experts here I would like to ask this doubt of > > mine. > > > > I searched a lot but without success...How is multiplication > > implemented at hardware level ? > > Is it that Booth's algorithm is implemented at h/w level? > > > > Can you provide me some examples and some facts with the chip names ? > > > > Ciao, > > Ajinkya > > That's a pretty good start. Although I suspect most modern chipsets > probably use a variation on the theme to expedite the process: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplication_ALU > > -- > Thomas Hruska > CubicleSoft President > Ph: 517-803-4197 > > *NEW* MyTaskFocus 1.1 > Get on task. Stay on task. > > http://www.CubicleSoft.com/MyTaskFocus/<http://www.cubiclesoft.com/MyTaskFocus/> > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
