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A Select B Select: Figure 7-9

The document is a block diagram of a datapath that includes a register file, ALU, shifter, and multiplexers. The register file is accessed using address bits and can store 2^m n-bit registers, where m is the number of address bits and n is the bit width of each register. The ALU and shifter are grouped together as a shared function unit that performs operations on data from Bus A and Bus B and outputs the result.

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A Select B Select: Figure 7-9

The document is a block diagram of a datapath that includes a register file, ALU, shifter, and multiplexers. The register file is accessed using address bits and can store 2^m n-bit registers, where m is the number of address bits and n is the bit width of each register. The ALU and shifter are grouped together as a shared function unit that performs operations on data from Bus A and Bus B and outputs the result.

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o FIGURE 7-9
Block Diagram of a Datapath
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accesses occur in the same clock cycle.A Write input corresponding to the Load
Enable signal is algo provided. When at O,the Write signal prevents the registers
frombeing changed during that clock cycle. The size of the register file is 2m x n ,
wherem is the number of registe r address bits and n is the number of bits per regis-
ter.For the datapath in Figure 7-9, m = 2, giving four registers, and n is unspecified.
Since both the ALU and the shifter are shared processing units with outputs
that are selected by MUX F, it is convenient to group the two units and the MUX
together to form a shared function unit. Gray shading in Figure 7-9 highlights the
functionunit, which can be represented by the symbol given in Figure 7-18. The
inputsto the function unit are from Bus A and Bus B, and the output of the func-

Constant in
n

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BusA n
Address out
Bus B n
Data out

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Block Diagram of Datapath Using lhe Register File and Function Unit

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