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Altera_Forum
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15 years ago

Multiplier and Divider

I am new to the forum, but not VHDL. I am a student at RIT and have taken classes and am very familiar with the language. The questions I have are more of what should my hardware multiplier and divid...
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15 years ago

building a multiplier is as simple as writing:

output <= a * b;

a divider has to be pipelined to run at any useful speed, but if you dont mind a slow clock rate, you can write:

output <= a / b;

I dont know why you are looking for carry on multiplier and divider, they have no meaning.