How many AND gates are required to construct a 4-bit parallel multiplier if…

2024

How many AND gates are required to construct a 4-bit parallel multiplier if four 4-bit parallel binary adders are given?

  1. A.

    Four 2-input AND gates

  2. B.

    Eight 2-input AND gates

  3. C.

    Sixteen 2-input AND gates

  4. D.

    More than one of the above

  5. E.

    None of the above

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Correct answer: C

complete hardware implementation of a parallel multiplier.

The exam question, however, asked only:

“How many AND gates are required if four 4-bit parallel adders are given?

That means:
adders are already available,
only partial-product generation is counted.

So exam answer:

16 AND gates

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