JPS6486237A - Apparatus and method for accelerating effective subtraction procedure of floating point by estimation of absolute value of difference in threshold of exponential part - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for accelerating effective subtraction procedure of floating point by estimation of absolute value of difference in threshold of exponential part

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JPS6486237A
JPS6486237A JP63152088A JP15208888A JPS6486237A JP S6486237 A JPS6486237 A JP S6486237A JP 63152088 A JP63152088 A JP 63152088A JP 15208888 A JP15208888 A JP 15208888A JP S6486237 A JPS6486237 A JP S6486237A
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difference
operand
exponential part
estimation
threshold
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JP63152088A
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JPH0545980B2 (ja
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Ii Guronousuki Pooru
Pen Buikutaa
Mooshie Gaburierofu Nachiyumu
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Digital Equipment Corp
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Digital Equipment Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F7/00—Methods or arrangements for processing data by operating upon the order or content of the data handled
    • G06F7/38—Methods or arrangements for performing computations using exclusively denominational number representation, e.g. using binary, ternary, decimal representation
    • G06F7/48—Methods or arrangements for performing computations using exclusively denominational number representation, e.g. using binary, ternary, decimal representation using non-contact-making devices, e.g. tube, solid state device; using unspecified devices
    • G06F7/483—Computations with numbers represented by a non-linear combination of denominational numbers, e.g. rational numbers, logarithmic number system or floating-point numbers
    • G06F7/485—Adding; Subtracting
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F2207/00—Indexing scheme relating to methods or arrangements for processing data by operating upon the order or content of the data handled
    • G06F2207/544—Indexing scheme relating to group G06F7/544
    • G06F2207/5442—Absolute difference

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JP63152088A 1987-06-19 1988-06-20 Apparatus and method for accelerating effective subtraction procedure of floating point by estimation of absolute value of difference in threshold of exponential part Granted JPS6486237A (en)

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US07/064,835 US4858165A (en) 1987-06-19 1987-06-19 Apparatus and method for acceleration of effective subtraction procedures by the approximation of the absolute value of the exponent argument difference

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JPS6486237A true JPS6486237A (en) 1989-03-30
JPH0545980B2 JPH0545980B2 (ja) 1993-07-12

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US (1) US4858165A (ja)
EP (1) EP0296071B1 (ja)
JP (1) JPS6486237A (ja)
KR (1) KR940002268B1 (ja)
AU (2) AU1813988A (ja)
CA (1) CA1294055C (ja)
DE (1) DE3852217T2 (ja)
IL (1) IL86793A (ja)

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US5742533A (en) * 1996-05-21 1998-04-21 International Business Machines Corporation Method and apparatus for modulus error checking
US6226271B1 (en) 1997-09-26 2001-05-01 Ericsson Inc. Received signal strength determination method, apparatus and computer program products
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JPS595346A (ja) * 1982-06-30 1984-01-12 Fujitsu Ltd 演算制御方式
JPS59226944A (ja) * 1983-06-09 1984-12-20 Fujitsu Ltd 浮動小数点デ−タ加減算方式
JPS61177538A (ja) * 1985-01-29 1986-08-09 エイ・テイ・アンド・ティ・コーポレーション 最上位の数字の位置の検出

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US4639887A (en) * 1984-02-24 1987-01-27 The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy Bifurcated method and apparatus for floating point addition with decreased latency time

Patent Citations (3)

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JPS595346A (ja) * 1982-06-30 1984-01-12 Fujitsu Ltd 演算制御方式
JPS59226944A (ja) * 1983-06-09 1984-12-20 Fujitsu Ltd 浮動小数点デ−タ加減算方式
JPS61177538A (ja) * 1985-01-29 1986-08-09 エイ・テイ・アンド・ティ・コーポレーション 最上位の数字の位置の検出

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US4858165A (en) 1989-08-15
AU8809891A (en) 1992-01-23
IL86793A (en) 1991-06-10
JPH0545980B2 (ja) 1993-07-12
EP0296071A2 (en) 1988-12-21
DE3852217D1 (de) 1995-01-12
EP0296071A3 (en) 1991-01-30
DE3852217T2 (de) 1995-06-08
AU1813988A (en) 1988-12-22
KR890000967A (ko) 1989-03-17
IL86793A0 (en) 1988-11-30
EP0296071B1 (en) 1994-11-30
KR940002268B1 (ko) 1994-03-19
CA1294055C (en) 1992-01-07

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