Abstract: A digital signal processing block with a preadder stage for an integrated circuit is described. The digital signal processing block includes a preadder stage and a control bus. The control bus is coupled to the preadder stage for dynamically controlling operation of the preadder stage. The preadder stage includes: a first input port of a first multiplexer coupled to the control bus; a second input port of a first logic gate coupled to the control bus; a third input port of a second logic gate coupled to the control bus; and a fourth input port of an adder/subtractor coupled to the control bus.

Abstract: Described is a programmable logic device (PLD) with columns of DSP slices that can be cascaded to create DSP circuits of varying size and complexity. Each slice includes a mode port that receives mode control signals for dynamically altering the function and connectivity of related slices. Such alterations can occur with or without reconfiguring the PLD.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of identifying timing paths of a circuit block can include representing a circuit block including at least one bypassable component as a block diagram having a plurality of elements linked by nodes. The method can include generating a map file including a text description of each element within the block diagram, wherein the text description of each element specifies a bypass indicator for the element. The method also can include generating a plurality of sub-paths from the map file, determining timing paths from the plurality of sub-paths by selectively combining different ones of the plurality of sub-paths according to commonality of starting points and ending points of the plurality of sub-paths, and outputting the timing paths.

Abstract: A digital signal processing circuit including: a multiplier circuit; a plurality of multiplexers coupled to the multiplier circuit and controlled by a first opcode; and an arithmetic logic unit coupled to plurality of multiplexers and controlled by a second opcode.

Abstract: An integrated circuit having a digital signal processing (DSP) circuit is disclosed. The DSP circuit includes: a plurality of multiplexers receiving a first set, second set, and third set of input data bits, where the plurality of multiplexers are coupled to a first opcode register; a bitwise adder coupled to the plurality of multiplexers for generating a sum set of bits and a carry set of bits from bitwise adding together the first, second, and third set of input data bits; and a second adder coupled to the bitwise adder for adding together the sum set of bits and carry set of bits to produce a summation set of bits and a plurality of carry-out bits, where the second adder is coupled to a second opcode register.

Abstract: A digital signal processing block having: 1) a first digital signal processing element including: a first multiplexer of a first plurality of multiplexers, the first multiplexer selecting between a first data input and a first zero constant input; and a first arithmetic unit coupled to the first plurality of multiplexers, the first arithmetic logic unit configured for addition; and 2) a second digital signal processing element including: a second multiplexer of a second plurality of multiplexers, the second multiplexer selecting between a second data input and a second zero constant input; and a second arithmetic unit coupled to the second plurality of multiplexers and to a third multiplexer of the first plurality of multiplexers, the second arithmetic unit configured for addition.

Abstract: A method for detecting a pattern from an arithmetic logic unit (ALU) in an integrated circuit. The method includes the steps of: generating an output from an ALU; bitwise comparing the ALU output to a pattern to produce a first output; inverting the pattern and comparing the ALU output with the inverted pattern to produce a second output; bitwise masking the first and second outputs using a mask of a plurality of masks to produce third and fourth output bits; combining the third and fourth output bits to produce first and a second output comparison bits; and storing the first and second output comparison bits in a memory.

Abstract: A physical floorplan for a digital signal processing (DSP) block including; an interconnect column having a plurality of programmable interconnect elements; a first DSP element having a plurality of first columns, a first output register column of the plurality of first columns positioned adjacent to the interconnect column; and a second DSP element, having a plurality of second columns a second output register column of the plurality of second columns positioned adjacent to the interconnect column.

Abstract: An Integrated Circuit (IC) having a single-instruction-multiple-data (SIMD) is disclosed. The SIMD circuit includes: a plurality of multiplexers controlled by a first opcode; and an arithmetic logic unit (ALU) coupled to the plurality of multiplexers and controlled by a second opcode; and wherein the ALU has a plurality of adders, where the plurality of adders are controlled by some bits of the second opcode, and where a first adder of the plurality of adders adds a plurality of input bits to produce first summation bits and a first carry bit; the first adder operating concurrently with the other adders of the plurality of adders.

Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) for convergent rounding including: an adder circuit configured to produce a summation; a comparison circuit configured to bitwise compare the summation with an input pattern, bitwise mask the comparison using a mask, and combine the masked comparison to produce a comparison bit; and rounding circuitry for rounding the summation based at least in part on the comparison bit.

Abstract: An integrated circuit for pattern detection including: an arithmetic logic unit coupled to a comparison circuit, where the arithmetic logic unit is programmed by an opcode; a selected pattern of a plurality of patterns selected by a first multiplexer, where the first multiplexer is coupled to the comparison circuit; and a register coupled to the comparison circuit for storing at least a partial comparison between an output of the arithmetic logic unit and the selected pattern.

Abstract: A digital signal processing circuit having a pre-adder circuit includes; a first register block and a pre-adder circuit coupled to a multiplier circuit and to a set of multiplexers, where the set of multiplexers are controlled by an opcode, and where the pre-adder circuit has a first adder circuit; and an arithmetic logic unit (ALU) having a second adder circuit and coupled to the set of multiplexers.

Abstract: An Arithmetic Logic Unit that includes first multiplexers coupled to a first adder, the first multiplexers controlled by a first opcode register; second multiplexers receiving input from the first adder and coupled to a second adder; and a second opcode register for controlling one or more of the second multiplexers, the first adder, or the second adder. A combination of the bits in the first and second opcode registers configures the ALU to perform one or more arithmetic operations or one or more logic operations or any combination thereof.

Abstract: An integrated circuit that includes a digital signal processing element (DSPE) having a first and a second register block coupled to a first arithmetic logic unit (ALU) circuit; a middle DSPE adjacent to the top DSPE having a third and a fourth register block coupled to a second ALU circuit, where the third register block is coupled to the first register block, and the fourth register block register block is coupled to the second register block; and a bottom DSPE adjacent to the middle DSPE having a fifth and a sixth register block coupled to a third ALU circuit, where the fifth register block is coupled to the third register block and the sixth register block register block is coupled to the fourth register block.

Abstract: A digital signal processing block with a preadder stage for an integrated circuit is described. The digital signal processing block includes a preadder stage and a control bus. The control bus is coupled to the preadder stage for dynamically controlling operation of the preadder stage. The preadder stage includes: a first input port of a first multiplexer coupled to the control bus; a second input port of a first logic gate coupled to the control bus; a third input port of a second logic gate coupled to the control bus; and a fourth input port of an adder/subtractor coupled to the control bus.

Abstract: In one embodiment an IC is disclosed which includes a plurality of cascaded digital signal processing slices, wherein each slice has a multiplier coupled to an adder via a multiplexer and each slice has a direct connection to an adjoining slice; and means for configuring the plurality of digital signal processing slices to perform one or more mathematical operations, via, for example, opmodes. This IC allows for the implementation of some basic math functions, such as add, subtract, multiply and divide. Many other applications may be implemented using the one or more DSP slices, for example, accumulate, multiply accumulate (MACC), a wide multiplexer, barrel shifter, counter, and folded, decimating, and interpolating FIRs to name a few.

Abstract: An automatic calibration scheme is provided, which calibrates the equivalent taps per period ETT/P every time a delay lock loop is used. More specifically, a digital phase shifter is used to measure equivalent taps per period ETT/P. Alternately, the digital phase shifter is used to directly measure the signal delay through a clock phase shifter of the delay lock loop, thereby directly determining the high frequency and low frequency overhead constants.

Abstract: Described are arithmetic circuits divided logically into a product generator and an adder. Multiplexing circuitry logically disposed between the product generator and the adder supports conventional functionality by providing partial products from the product generator to addend terminals of the adder. The multiplexing circuitry can also be controlled to direct a number of external added inputs to the adder. The additional addend inputs can include inputs and outputs cascaded from other arithmetic circuits.

Abstract: Described is a programmable logic device (PLD) with columns of DSP slices that can be cascaded to create DSP circuits of varying size and complexity. Each DSP slice includes a plurality of operand input ports and a slice output port, all of which are programmably connected to general routing and logic resources. The operand ports receive operands for processing, and a slice output port conveys processed results. Each slice additionally includes a feedback port connected to the respective slice output port, to support accumulate functions in this embodiment, and a cascade input port connected to the output port of an upstream slice to support cascading.

Abstract: Described are mathematical circuits that perform flexible rounding schemes. The circuits require few additional resources and can be adjusted dynamically to change the number of bits involved in the rounding. In one embodiment, a DSP circuit stores a rounding constant selected from the group of binary numbers 2(M?1) and 2(M?1)?1, calculates a correction factor, and sums the rounding constant, the correction factor, and a data item to obtain a rounded data item.