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
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866121
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4639887
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- 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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Farmwald, Paul M. Bifurcated method and apparatus for floating point addition with decreased latency time. United States.
Farmwald, Paul M. 1987.
"Bifurcated method and apparatus for floating point addition with decreased latency time". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866121.
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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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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/866121},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987}
}
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