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14 years ago

max number of bit of a multiplier in statix III

Hi, I am implementing a DSP algorithm on Stratix III device. Internally, I am using 16 bit and this bit width does not give a right calculation. I increased upto 32 bit but still same. ...
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14 years ago

In most applications 16 bits x 16 bits is fair enough. In the most demanding cases I can say 32 or so. The question should be what are you comparing with. If you use floating point tool then why not change your model to fixed point.