MIPSArchitectureArithmeticLogicInstructionsALUDesign.pptVIP

MIPS Architecture Arithmetic/Logic Instructions ALU Design – Chapter 4 By N. Guydosh 2/17/04 Integer Representation 32 bit representation.. every bit is contributes to the magnitude of the number  Range for unsigned integers is 0 through 232 -1 or 0 through 4,294,967,294 = 0xFFFFFFFF  But what about negative numbers?- The universal standard is signed two’s Complement.- Automatically results in the most significant bit (bit 31, little endian notation) being a “1” for negative numbers and a “0” for positive numbers ... thus we have a sign bit. - Results in simple ALU design