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+// See LICENSE for license details.
+
+/** LFSRs in all shapes and sizes.
+  */
+
+package chisel3.util
+
+import chisel3._
+//import chisel3.core.ExplicitCompileOptions.Strict
+
+// scalastyle:off magic.number
+object LFSR16 {
+  /** Generates a 16-bit linear feedback shift register, returning the register contents.
+    * May be useful for generating a pseudorandom sequence.
+    *
+    * @param increment optional control to gate when the LFSR updates.
+    */
+  def apply(increment: Bool = Bool(true)): UInt = {
+    val width = 16
+    val lfsr = Reg(init=UInt(1, width))
+    when (increment) { lfsr := Cat(lfsr(0)^lfsr(2)^lfsr(3)^lfsr(5), lfsr(width-1,1)) }
+    lfsr
+  }
+}
+// scalastyle:on magic.number
+