CHIP AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A PROCESSING CIRCUIT

According to one embodiment, a processing circuit is described including a first input path and a second input path, a processing element configured to receive a first input bit and a second input bit via the first input path and the second input path and configured to perform a logic operation which is commutative with respect to the first input bit and the second input bit and a sorter configured to distribute the first input bit and the second input bit to the first input path and the second input path according to a predetermined sorting rule.