Evaluation of Booth encoding techniques for parallel multiplier implementation

Although generally used in parallel multipliers, Booth encoding is shown to be obsolete due to the improvements in bit compression trees. It was found that a simple row of 4:2 compressors reduces the number of partial products to one half, which is the essential function of the Booth encoding technique. With a single row of 4:2 compressors this reduction is achieved in less time and with fewer gates used.