US4979018A
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Semiconductor device with parallel multiplier using at least three wiring layers
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1989-09-14
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Granted: 1990-12-18
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Expires: 2009-09-14
Abstract
Abstract In a semiconductor device of the present invention, partial products of a multiplicand and a specific bit of a multiplier are formed by a plurality of partial product producing circuits. The results of multiplication obtained from the partial product producing circuits are output to one of full adders serving as first partial sum producing circuits through a first connection wire formed of a first metal wiring layer and a second metal wiring layer formed above the first layer. In the first full adders, specific bits of the partial product producing circuits are grouped for addition. The result of this addition is output to a second full adder through a second connection wire formed of a third metal wiring layer formed above the second layer. In the second full adder, the results of addition obtained from the first full adders are added together, and then the result obtained from the second full adder is output to other full adders and a final full adder to obtain the product of the multiplicand and the multiplier.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigeru Tanaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 02:03
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F7/00; G06F7/38; G06F7/48; G06F7/52; G06F7/523; G06F7/533; G06F2207/00; G06F2207/38; G06F2207/48; G06F2207/4802
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
276 words
A semiconductor device with a parallel multiplier comprising: a plurality of partial product producing means for forming partial products by multiplying one of a multiplier and a multiplicand by a specific bit of the other of the multiplier and multiplicand; a plurality of first connection and wiring means having two sets of ends, the first set of ends being connected to said plurality of partial product producing means to receive the partial products formed by said partial product producing means; at least two first partial sum producing means connected to the second set of ends of said first connection and wiring means for adding specific bits of said partial product producing means in blocks; at least two second connection and wiring means having two sets of ends, the first set of ends being connected to said first partial sum producing means to receive results of addition obtained from said first partial sum producing means; and second partial sum producing means connected to the second set of ends of said second connection and wiring means for adding together the results of addition in blocks obtained from said first partial sum producing means, said first and second connection and wiring means being formed on a first metal wiring layer for transmitting results obtained from said plurality of partial product producing means in a first direction and a second metal wiring layer formed above said first metal wiring layer for transmitting said results in a second direction nonparallel to said first direction, and at least one of said first and second connection and wiring means further comprising a third metal wiring layer formed above said second metal wiring layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
276 words
A semiconductor device with a parallel multiplier comprising: a plurality of partial product producing means for forming partial products by multiplying one of a multiplier and a multiplicand by a specific bit of the other of the multiplier and multiplicand; a plurality of first connection and wiring means having two sets of ends, the first set of ends being connected to said plurality of partial product producing means to receive the partial products formed by said partial product producing means; at least two first partial sum producing means connected to the second set of ends of said first connection and wiring means for adding specific bits of said partial product producing means in blocks; at least two second connection and wiring means having two sets of ends, the first set of ends being connected to said first partial sum producing means to receive results of addition obtained from said first partial sum producing means; and second partial sum producing means connected to the second set of ends of said second connection and wiring means for adding together the results of addition in blocks obtained from said first partial sum producing means, said first and second connection and wiring means being formed on a first metal wiring layer for transmitting results obtained from said plurality of partial product producing means in a first direction and a second metal wiring layer formed above said first metal wiring layer for transmitting said results in a second direction nonparallel to said first direction, and at least one of said first and second connection and wiring means further comprising a third metal wiring layer formed above said second metal wiring layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said first and second metal wiring layers are formed to intersect each other, and said second and third metal wiring layers are formed to intersect each other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein at least said second connection and wiring means of said first and second connection and wiring means comprises said first, second and third metal wiring layers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said first connection and wiring means is formed of said first and second metal wiring layers, and said second connection and wiring means is formed of said first, second and third metal wiring layers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
A device according to claim 2, wherein said first metal wiring layer and said second metal wiring layer across at a right angle, and said second metal wiring layer and said third metal wiring layer cross at a right angle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
282 words
A semiconductor device with a parallel multiplier comprising: a plurality of partial product producing means for forming partial products by multiplying one of a multiplier and a multiplicand by a specific bit of the other of the multiplier and multiplicand; a plurality of first connection and wiring means having two sets of ends, the first set of ends being connected to said plurality of partial product producing means to receive the partial products formed by said partial product producing means; at least two first partial sum producing means connected to the second set of ends of said first connection and wiring means for adding specific bits of said partial product producing means in blocks; at least two second connection and wiring means having two sets of ends, the first set of ends being connected to said first partial sum producing means to receive results of addition obtained from said first partial sum producing means; and second partial sum producing means connected to the second set of ends of said second connection and wiring means for adding together the results of addition in blocks obtained from said first partial sum producing means, one of said first and second connection and wiring means being formed of a first metal wiring layer for transmitting data in a first direction and a second metal wiring layer formed above said first metal wiring layer for transmitting data in a second direction nonparallel to the first direction, and the other of said first and second connection and wiring means being formed of a third metal wiring layer formed above said second metal wiring layer for transmitting data in a third direction nonparallel to at least said second direction.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
282 words
A semiconductor device with a parallel multiplier comprising: a plurality of partial product producing means for forming partial products by multiplying one of a multiplier and a multiplicand by a specific bit of the other of the multiplier and multiplicand; a plurality of first connection and wiring means having two sets of ends, the first set of ends being connected to said plurality of partial product producing means to receive the partial products formed by said partial product producing means; at least two first partial sum producing means connected to the second set of ends of said first connection and wiring means for adding specific bits of said partial product producing means in blocks; at least two second connection and wiring means having two sets of ends, the first set of ends being connected to said first partial sum producing means to receive results of addition obtained from said first partial sum producing means; and second partial sum producing means connected to the second set of ends of said second connection and wiring means for adding together the results of addition in blocks obtained from said first partial sum producing means, one of said first and second connection and wiring means being formed of a first metal wiring layer for transmitting data in a first direction and a second metal wiring layer formed above said first metal wiring layer for transmitting data in a second direction nonparallel to the first direction, and the other of said first and second connection and wiring means being formed of a third metal wiring layer formed above said second metal wiring layer for transmitting data in a third direction nonparallel to at least said second direction.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
A device according to claim 6, wherein said first and second metal wiring layers are formed to intersect each other, and said second and third metal wiring layers are formed to intersect each other.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A device according to claim 6, wherein at least said second connection and wiring means of said first and second connection and wiring means comprises said third metal wiring layers.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
A device according to claim 6, wherein said first connection and wiring means is formed of said third metal wiring layer, and said second connection and wiring means is formed of said first and second metal wiring layers.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
A device according to claim 6, wherein said first metal wiring layer and said second metal wiring layer cross at a right angle, and said second metal wiring layer and said third metal wiring layer cross at a right angle.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
193 words
A semiconductor device with a parallel multiplier comprising: a plurality of partial product producing means for forming partial products by multiplying one of a multiplier and a multiplicand by a specific bit of the other of the multiplier and multiplicand; a plurality of connection and wiring means having two sets of ends, the first set of ends being connected to said plurality of partial product producing means to receive the partial products formed by said partial product producing means, said connection and wiring means comprising: a first metal wiring layer, for transmitting results obtained from said plurality of partial product producing means in a first direction, a second metal wiring layer formed above said first metal wiring layer for transmitting said results in a second direction nonparallel to said first direction, and a third metal wiring layer formed above said second metal wiring layer for transmitting said results in a third direction nonparallel to at least the second direction; and at least two partial sum producing means connected to the second set of ends of said first connection and wiring means for adding specific bits of said partial product producing means in blocks.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
193 words
A semiconductor device with a parallel multiplier comprising: a plurality of partial product producing means for forming partial products by multiplying one of a multiplier and a multiplicand by a specific bit of the other of the multiplier and multiplicand; a plurality of connection and wiring means having two sets of ends, the first set of ends being connected to said plurality of partial product producing means to receive the partial products formed by said partial product producing means, said connection and wiring means comprising: a first metal wiring layer, for transmitting results obtained from said plurality of partial product producing means in a first direction, a second metal wiring layer formed above said first metal wiring layer for transmitting said results in a second direction nonparallel to said first direction, and a third metal wiring layer formed above said second metal wiring layer for transmitting said results in a third direction nonparallel to at least the second direction; and at least two partial sum producing means connected to the second set of ends of said first connection and wiring means for adding specific bits of said partial product producing means in blocks.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
A device according to claim 11, wherein said first and second metal wiring layers are formed to intersect each other, and said second and third metal wiring layers are formed to intersect each other.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
40 words
A device according to claim 11, wherein said first metal wiring layer and said second metal wiring layer cross at a right angle, and said second metal wiring layer and said third metal wiring layer cross at a right angle.
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