Systolic array with parallel output rounding

An integrated circuit comprising:

• a rounder configured to:
• receive a first number:
• select a first random number generator from a plurality of random number generators based on a first relative numerical position of the first random number generator among the plurality of random number generators, wherein the plurality of random number generators are associated with a random number sequence and are configured to generate a next random number in the random number sequence based on a respective state value representing a position within the random number sequence, wherein each of the plurality of random number generators is configured to:
• assume a state based on a current state value from a state value store shared among the plurality of random number generators, and
• cycle through a number of positions within the random number sequence corresponding to a relative numerical position of the random number generator among the plurality of random number generators to arrive at a resultant random number, wherein each random number generator of the plurality of random number generators is initialized with the same state value and cycled through a different number of state values after the same state value;
• and
• perform a rounding operation to round the first number based on a resultant random number generated by the first random number generator.

A method, comprising:

• receiving a first number;
• identifying a first random number generator of a plurality of random number generators based on a first relative numerical position of the first random number generator among the plurality of random number generators, wherein each of the plurality of random number generators is associated with a random number sequence and is configured to generate a next random number in the random number sequence based on a respective state value representing a position within the random number sequence, wherein each of the plurality of random number generators is configured to assume a state based on current state value shared among the plurality of random number generators and cycle through a number of positions within the random number sequence corresponding to a relative numerical position of the random number generator among the plurality of random number generators to arrive at a resultant random number, wherein each random number generator of the plurality of random number generators is initialized with the same state value and cycled through a different number of state values after the same state value;
• and
• performing a rounding operation to round the first number based on a resultant random number generated by the first random number generator.