Verilog - Multiplication Gotcha, did you ever know?!

Did you know this basic gotcha of verilog :-) ?

You can use the "*" operator to multiply two numbers:

wire [9:0] a,b;
wire [19:0] result = a*b; // unsigned multiplication!

If you want Verilog to treat your operands as signed two's complement numbers, add the keyword signed to your wire or reg declaration:

wire signed [9:0] a,b;
wire signed [19:0] result = a*b; // signed multiplication!

Remember: unlike addition and subtraction, you need different circuitry if your multiplication operands are signed vs. unsigned. Same is true of the >>> (arithmetic right shift)
operator. To get signed operations all operands must be signed.

To make a signed constant: 10'sh37C
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