Design of enhanced arithmetic logical unit for hardware genetic processor

Genetic Algorithm is based on natural evolution. The genetic algorithm is a probabilistic search algorithm that iteratively transforms a set (called a population) of mathematical objects (typically fixed-length binary character strings), each with an associated fitness value, into a new population of offspring objects using the Darwinian principle of natural selection. The research in genetic algorithm mainly concentrates on the software implementation, which is lagging in term of speed. Genetic algorithm, processor consists lots of sub-modules like ALU unit, memory unit and control unit. From all the sub-module, ALU module is responsible of bringing the genetic variation. In this paper, Enhanced ALU unit consisting of Mutation Operator like Flap, Uniform, Virus mutation and Crossover operators like One point, Multi Point, Uniform crossover was designed using VHDL language and was implemented using Spartan 3E FPGA.