Multiplier Functional Unit Design

Tom Kelliher, CS 240

Apr. 26, 2006

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Multiplier functional unit.

Outline

  1. Review of controller's state diagram.

  2. Determination of unique entities.

  3. Team selection. High level entity design and review.

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VHDL for multiplier.

Controller's State Diagram

An improved state diagram:

\begin{figure}\centering\includegraphics[]{Figures/multSm.eps}\end{figure}

Unique VHDL entities

The datapath:

\begin{figure}\centering\includegraphics[]{Figures/shiftAddMult.eps}\end{figure}

Remember, $n = 16$.

How many unique entities will we need?

Teams, Design, Review

  1. Split into teams to design the entities.

  2. Write your entity declarations (not definitions), a verbal sketch of your entity's operation, and prepare to present a design review.


Thomas P. Kelliher 2006-04-25
Tom Kelliher