NASA NTRS · 19920000665
Integrated-Circuit Pseudorandom-Number Generator
Abstract
Integrated circuit produces 8-bit pseudorandom numbers from specified probability distribution, at rate of 10 MHz. Use of Boolean logic, circuit implements pseudorandom-number-generating algorithm. Circuit includes eight 12-bit pseudorandom-number generators, outputs are uniformly distributed. 8-bit pseudorandom numbers satisfying specified nonuniform probability distribution are generated by processing uniformly distributed outputs of eight 12-bit pseudorandom-number generators through "pipeline" of D flip-flops, comparators, and memories implementing conditional probabilities on zeros and ones.
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Steelman, James E., Beasley, Jeff, Aragon, Michael, Ramirez, Francisco, Summers, Kenneth L., Knoebel, Arthur. 1992-11-01. Integrated-Circuit Pseudorandom-Number Generator. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19920000665
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