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  • Method and apparatus for a logarithmic shift register
    Patent number: 5987090
    Abstract: A new class of shift registers that shift the contents of a 2.sup.n bit length register up to 2.sup.n -1 positions in n cycles. Shift registers according to the present invention can be constructed to shift left, shift right, or to shift either left or right. A general implementation of this class of shift registers comprises the following hardware: 2.sup.n D flip-flops or D latches for the data register positions of the shift register; logic for each of the 2.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Gene M. Amdahl
    Inventor: Gene M. Amdahl