Improvements in floating point addition/subtraction operations
Abstract
Apparatus is described for decreasing the latency time associated with floating point addition and subtraction in a computer, using a novel bifurcated, pre-normalization/post-normalization approach that distinguishes between differences of floating point exponents.
- Inventors:
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- OSTI Identifier:
- 6101400
- Application Number:
- ON: TI85006009
- Assignee:
- Dept of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; DATA PROCESSING; CALCULATION METHODS; COMPUTER CALCULATIONS; DIGITAL COMPUTERS; MATHEMATICS; PROGRAMMING; COMPUTERS; PROCESSING; 990200* - Mathematics & Computers
Citation Formats
Farmwald, P M. Improvements in floating point addition/subtraction operations. United States: N. p., 1984.
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Farmwald, P M. Improvements in floating point addition/subtraction operations. United States.
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"Improvements in floating point addition/subtraction operations". United States.
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title = {Improvements in floating point addition/subtraction operations},
author = {Farmwald, P M},
abstractNote = {Apparatus is described for decreasing the latency time associated with floating point addition and subtraction in a computer, using a novel bifurcated, pre-normalization/post-normalization approach that distinguishes between differences of floating point exponents.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1984},
month = {2}
}
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