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7. Adding the Sign Bits


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    INPUTS OUTPUTS
    Asign Bsign CARRY IN CARRY OUT SUMsign
    0 0 0 0 0
    0 0 1 0 1
    0 1 0 0 1
    0 1 1 1 0
    1 0 0 0 1
    1 0 1 1 0
    1 1 0 1 0
    1 1 1 1 1

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  • The full adder knows nothing about the difference between signed and unsigned numbers.

  • In 2's complement binary representation, the sign bit is simply the leftmost, or most significant, bit of the data type.

  • The full adder circuit will be adding the sign bit column just as any other bit.


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