A Simple Central Processing Unit with Multi-Dimensional Logarithmic Number System Extensions

For implementing modern and massively parallel multiplication intensive DSP applications, novel solutions such as Multidimensional Logarithmic Number System (MDLNS) have been considered. In the MDLNS, Similar to the Logarithmic Number System (LNS), some of the operations such as multiplication and division are performed rather easily. The calculation over different bases and digits are completely independent and the logarithmic properties of the MDLNS allow for a reduced complexity multiplication. The use of more than one base facilitates more precise mapping of binary data and leads to dramatic reduction in size of the exponents, and consequently to hardware savings.