// Row 7: full adders for all but last column generate for (j = 0; j < 7; j = j + 1) begin : final_row if (j == 0) begin ha final_ha ( .a (pp[7][0]), .b (sum[6][j]), .sum (final_sum[j]), .carry(final_carry[j]) ); end else begin fa final_fa ( .a (pp[7][j]), .b (sum[6][j-1]), .cin (final_carry[j-1]), .sum (final_sum[j]), .cout (final_carry[j]) ); end end endgenerate
// Middle columns (full adders) for (j = 1; j < 7; j = j + 1) begin : cols fa fa_inst ( .a (pp[k][j]), .b (sum[k-1][j-1]), .cin (carry[k][j-1]), .sum (sum[k][j]), .cout (carry[k][j]) ); end // Last column (just propagate carry from previous) assign sum[k][7] = carry[k][6]; end endgenerate 8 bit array multiplier verilog code
—Array multiplier, Verilog, digital design, parallel multiplication, full adder. // Row 7: full adders for all but
integer i, j; initial begin $monitor("Time=%0t | A=%d B=%d | Product=%d (expected %d)", $time, A, B, P, A*B); for (i = 0; i < 256; i = i + 1) begin for (j = 0; j < 256; j = j + 1) begin A = i; B = j; #10; if (P !== A*B) begin $display("ERROR: %d * %d = %d, but got %d", A, B, A*B, P); $finish; end end end $display("All tests passed."); $finish; end endmodule Running the testbench yields correct multiplication for all 65,536 input combinations. Example: A cleaner implementation uses a 2D array of
endmodule The above manual connection for final product is simplified. A cleaner implementation uses a 2D array of carry-save adders. Below is a more elegant version using generate loops. 4.4 Optimized Structured Version module array_multiplier_8bit_optimized ( input [7:0] A, B, output [15:0] P ); wire [7:0] pp [0:7]; wire [7:0] s [0:7]; // sum between rows wire [7:0] c [0:7]; // carry between rows // Partial product generation generate for (i = 0; i < 8; i = i + 1) begin for (j = 0; j < 8; j = j + 1) begin assign pp[i][j] = A[i] & B[j]; end end endgenerate
Abstract —This paper presents the design, implementation, and simulation of an 8-bit array multiplier using Verilog HDL. Array multipliers offer a regular structure suitable for VLSI implementation. The design utilizes full adders and half adders arranged in a systolic array to compute the product of two 8-bit unsigned numbers, resulting in a 16-bit output. The code is synthesized for generic digital design and validated through simulation testbenches. 1. Introduction Multiplication is a fundamental arithmetic operation in digital signal processing (DSP), microprocessors, and AI accelerators. While sequential multipliers save area, parallel array multipliers achieve high speed by computing partial products simultaneously. The array multiplier is particularly attractive due to its regular layout, making it easy to fabricate and pipeline.
// Generate partial products: pp[i][j] = A[i] & B[j] genvar i, j; generate for (i = 0; i < 8; i = i + 1) begin : pp_gen for (j = 0; j < 8; j = j + 1) begin : bit_gen assign pp[i][j] = A[i] & B[j]; end end endgenerate