Kathy Quinlan <PICLIST@mitvma.mit.edu> wrote:

> Basically what you do is multiply the two [8-bit] numbers, which
> gives a 17 bit result and then use the top 8 bits, if you want to
> make life easier, just subtract 1 from one of the numbers and
> multiply, then it will always be a 16 bit result.

Kat:

There's no need to subtract 1 from either number before the
multiplication; the product of two 8-bit numbers ALWAYS fits in 16
bits.

-Andy


=== Andrew Warren -- aiw@cypress.com
=== Principal Design Engineer
=== Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
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=== Cypress Semiconductor Corporation

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