A Cordic Argument Reduction Method with Regular Architecture and Unlimited Convergence Domain

One of the main problems of the CORDIC algorithm is the limited convergence domain, in which the functions can be calculated. Two different approaches can be employed to overcome this constraint: first, an argument reduction method and, second, an expansion of the CORDIC convergence domain. While the first approach requires significant processing overhead due to the need for divisions, the second technique achieves an increased but still limited convergence domain only. In this contribution we present a unified division-free argument reduction method and a regular pipeline/array architecture for floating point or fixed point implementations which results in savings of computation time. In contrast to previous methods we avoid extra CORDIC arithmetic for realization of argument reduction.