M3 – ALU Design
Module Outline
● Integer Arithmetic– Adder, Subtractor, Multiplier, Divider
● Arithmetic and Logical Unit Design– ALU Design in SystemC
Multiplication
● Start with long-multiplication approach
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Multiplication
● Start with long-multiplication approach
10001000 10011001x
Multiplication
● Start with long-multiplication approach
10001000 10011001x
10001000 10011001
MultiplicandMultiplicand MultiplierMultiplier
0
Multiplication
● Start with long-multiplication approach
10001000 10011001x
10001000 10011001
MultiplicandMultiplicand MultiplierMultiplier
0 10001000
ProductProduct
1000010000 1001001
Multiplication
● Start with long-multiplication approach
10001000 10011001x
10001000 10011001
MultiplicandMultiplicand MultiplierMultiplier
0 10001000
ProductProduct
1000010000 1001001 10001000
Multiplication
● Start with long-multiplication approach
10001000 10011001x
10001000 10011001
MultiplicandMultiplicand MultiplierMultiplier
0 10001000
ProductProduct
1000010000 1001001 10001000
100000100000 10102 10001000
Multiplication
● Start with long-multiplication approach
10001000 10011001x
10001000 10011001
MultiplicandMultiplicand MultiplierMultiplier
0 10001000
ProductProduct
1000010000 1001001 10001000
100000100000 10102 10001000
Multiplication
● Start with long-multiplication approach
10001000 10011001x
10001000 10011001
MultiplicandMultiplicand MultiplierMultiplier
0 10001000
ProductProduct
1000010000 1001001 10001000
100000100000 10102 10001000
10000001000000 113 10001000
Multiplication
● Start with long-multiplication approach
10001000 10011001x
10001000 10011001
MultiplicandMultiplicand MultiplierMultiplier
0 10001000
ProductProduct
1000010000 1001001 10001000
100000100000 10102 10001000
10000001000000 113 10010001001000
Multiplication
● Start with long-multiplication approach
10001000 10011001x
10001000 10011001
MultiplicandMultiplicand MultiplierMultiplier
0 10001000
ProductProduct
1000010000 1001001 10001000
100000100000 10102 10001000
10000001000000 113 10010001001000
10000000100000004 10010001001000
Multiplication HardwareStartStart
Multiplication Hardware
StartStart
1. TestMultiplier0
1. TestMultiplier0
Multiplication HardwareStartStart
1. TestM10
1. TestM10
P = P + M2P = P + M2
M10 = 1 M1
0 = 0
Multiplication HardwareStartStart
1. TestM10
1. TestM10
P = P + M2P = P + M2
M10 = 1
Shift-left M2 by 1 bitShift-left M2 by 1 bit
M10 = 0
Multiplication HardwareStartStart
1. TestM10
1. TestM10
P = P + M2P = P + M2
M10 = 1
Shift-left M2 by 1 bit,
Shift-right M1 by 1 bit
Shift-left M2 by 1 bit,
Shift-right M1 by 1 bit
M10 = 0
Multiplication HardwareStartStart
1. TestM10
1. TestM10
P = P + M2P = P + M2
M10 = 1
Shift-left M2 by 1 bit,Shift-right M1 by 1 bit
Shift-left M2 by 1 bit,Shift-right M1 by 1 bit
nth
repetition?
nth
repetition?
M10 = 0
Multiplication HardwareStartStart
1. TestM10
1. TestM10
P = P + M2P = P + M2
M10 = 1
Shift-left M2 by 1 bit,Shift-right M1 by 1 bit
Shift-left M2 by 1 bit,Shift-right M1 by 1 bit
nth
repetition?
nth
repetition?
DoneDone
M10 = 0
Y
N
Multiplication Hardware
MultiplicandShift left
MultiplicandShift left
MultiplierShift right
MultiplierShift right
Multiplication Hardware
MultiplicandShift left
MultiplicandShift left
MultiplierShift right
MultiplierShift right
ProductWrite
ProductWrite
Multiplication Hardware
MultiplicandShift left
MultiplicandShift left
MultiplierShift right
MultiplierShift right
ProductWrite
ProductWrite
n-bit ALU
Multiplication Hardware
MultiplicandShift left
MultiplicandShift left
MultiplierShift right
MultiplierShift right
ProductWrite
ProductWrite
n-bit ALU
Multiplication Hardware
MultiplicandShift left
MultiplicandShift left
MultiplierShift right
MultiplierShift right
ProductWrite
ProductWrite
n-bit ALU
ControlTest
ControlTest
M10
Multiplication Hardware
MultiplicandShift left
MultiplicandShift left
MultiplierShift right
MultiplierShift right
ProductWrite
ProductWrite
n-bit ALU
ControlTest
ControlTest
M10
MIPS Multiplication● Two 32-bit registers for product
– HI: most-significant 32 bits– LO: least-significant 32-bits
MIPS Multiplication● Two 32-bit registers for product
– HI: most-significant 32 bits– LO: least-significant 32-bits
● Instructions– mult rs, rt / multu rs, rt
● 64-bit product in HI/LO
MIPS Multiplication● Two 32-bit registers for product
– HI: most-significant 32 bits– LO: least-significant 32-bits
● Instructions– mult rs, rt / multu rs, rt
● 64-bit product in HI/LO
– mfhi rd / mflo rd● Move from HI/LO to rd● Can test HI value to see if product overflows 32 bits
MIPS Multiplication● Two 32-bit registers for product
– HI: most-significant 32 bits– LO: least-significant 32-bits
● Instructions– mult rs, rt / multu rs, rt
● 64-bit product in HI/LO
– mfhi rd / mflo rd● Move from HI/LO to rd● Can test HI value to see if product overflows 32 bits
– mul rd, rs, rt● Least-significant 32 bits of product –> rd
Division
10011000 1001010 -1000 10 101 1010 -1000 10
n-bit operands yield n-bitquotient and remainder
quotient
dividend
remainder
divisor
Division● Check for 0 divisor● Long division approach
– If divisor ≤ dividend bits● 1 bit in quotient, subtract
– Otherwise● 0 bit in quotient, bring down next dividend bit
● Restoring division– Do the subtract, and if remainder goes < 0, add divisor
back● Signed division
– Divide using absolute values– Adjust sign of quotient and remainder as required
Division Hardware
Division Hardware
Initially dividend
Initially divisor in left half
MIPS Division
● Use HI/LO registers for result– HI: 32-bit remainder– LO: 32-bit quotient
● Instructions– div rs, rt / divu rs, rt– No overflow or divide-by-0 checking
● Software must perform checks if required
– Use mfhi, mflo to access result
Module Outline
● Integer Arithmetic– Adder, Subtractor, Multiplier, Divider
● Arithmetic and Logical Unit Design– ALU Design in SystemC
Extra
Multiplication
● Start with long-multiplication approach
10001000 10011001x
100010000
Multiplication
● Start with long-multiplication approach
10001000 10011001x
10001000
1000010000
0
1
Multiplication
● Start with long-multiplication approach
10001000 10011001x
10001000
1000010000
0
1 1000 x 01000 x 0+
Multiplication
● Start with long-multiplication approach
10001000 10011001x
10001000
1000010000
0
1
1000001000002
Multiplication
● Start with long-multiplication approach
10001000 10011001x
10001000
1000010000
0
1
1000 x 01000 x 0+1000001000002
Multiplication
● Start with long-multiplication approach
10001000 10011001x
10001000
1000010000
0
1
1000001000002
100000010000003
Multiplication
● Start with long-multiplication approach
10001000 10011001x
10001000
1000010000
0
1
1000 x 11000 x 1+
1000001000002
100000010000003
Multiplication
● Start with long-multiplication approach
10001000 10011001x
10001000
1000010000
0
1
1000001000002
100000010000003
100100010010004
Multiplication
● Start with long-multiplication approach
10001000 10011001x
10001000
1000010000
0
1
1000001000002
100000010000003
100100010010004
MultiplicandMultiplicand MultiplierMultiplier
Multiplication
● Start with long-multiplication approach
10001000 10011001x
10001000
1000010000
0
1
1000001000002
100000010000003
100100010010004
MultiplicandMultiplicand MultiplierMultiplier
Shift leftShift left Add (0 OR Multiplicand)Add (0 OR Multiplicand)
Multiplication
● Start with long-multiplication approach
10001000 10011001x
10001000
1000010000
0
1
1000001000002
100000010000003
100100010010004
MultiplicandMultiplicand MultiplierMultiplier
Shift leftShift left Add (0 OR Multiplicand)Add (0 OR Multiplicand)
Length of the product is sum of operand lengthsLength of the product is sum of operand lengths
Optimized Multiplication Hardware
● Perform steps in parallel: add/shift
Fast Multiplication
● Using multiple adders
Optimized Divider
● One cycle per partial-remainder subtraction● Looks a lot like a multiplier!
– Same hardware can be used for both
Faster Division
● Can’t use parallel hardware as in multiplier– Subtraction is conditional on sign of remainder
● Faster dividers (e.g. SRT division) generate multiple quotient bits per step– Still require multiple steps