Modular multiplier apparatus with reduced critical path of arithmetic operation and method of reducing the critical path of arithmetic operation in arithmetic operation apparatus

摘要

Provided are a modular multiplier apparatus in which a value of a long path carry (LPC) is predicted to reduce a critical path of an arithmetic operation of Montgomery modular multiplication, and a method of reducing the critical path of the arithmetic operation. The modular multiplier apparatus for obtaining a quotient and a result of an arithmetic operation of modular multiplication by using a modulus and two arbitrary constants includes: a reduction unit for obtaining a short path carry (SPC) included when a result of a modular arithmetic operation is obtained at a current stage, by using a medium calculation resu a carry predictor for predicting a long path carry (LPC) included when the result of the modular arithmetic operation is obtained at the current stage, by using the medium calculation resu and an accumulator for accumulating the result of the modular arithmetic operation by using the SPC and the LPC, wherein the medium calculation result is obtained by adding a result of a modular arithmetic operation obtained at a previous stage and a partial product of the two constants obtained at the current stage.