Bifurcated method and apparatus for floating point addition with decreased latency time
Abstract
Apparatus 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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- Livermore, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866121
- Patent Number(s):
- 4639887
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- bifurcated; method; apparatus; floating; addition; decreased; latency; time; decreasing; associated; subtraction; computer; novel; pre-normalization; post-normalization; approach; distinguishes; differences; exponents; latency time; /708/
Citation Formats
Farmwald, Paul M. Bifurcated method and apparatus for floating point addition with decreased latency time. United States: N. p., 1987.
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@article{osti_866121,
title = {Bifurcated method and apparatus for floating point addition with decreased latency time},
author = {Farmwald, Paul M},
abstractNote = {Apparatus 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.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1987},
month = {1}
}