ARITHMETIC LOGIC UNITS

Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)

Circuit
Data processing
Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division
Comparing operands, finding unmatched bits
Figure 4.28 Basic n-bit ALU
n
X
n
N-bit logic unit
n
Y

Data
Two-way n-bit n
in Z Data out
multiplexer

n
N-bit adder-
subtracter k
Flags

4
Select Carry in Mode
Figure 4.29 N-bit logic with 16 two-variable
functions

n
X

n
Z Data out

n
Y

Data
in

Select S
Figure 4.30 Register-level view of 74181 4-bit
ALU
Sum Logic
4 4 4
A F Data out
IP 4
Module M1 4
4 4
B 4

Data
in IC
4
4-bit carry-look (A = B)
ahead generator
IG
p
4 g
Module M2 Cout

4
Select S Carry in Cin Mode M