Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Detection of potential need to use a larger data format in performing floating point operations
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Application No.: US11740165Application Date: 2007-04-25
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Publication No.: US07953784B2Publication Date: 2011-05-31
- Inventor: Shawn D. Lundvall , Ronald M. Smith, Sr. , Phil C. Yeh , Michael Frederic Cowlishaw
- Applicant: Shawn D. Lundvall , Ronald M. Smith, Sr. , Phil C. Yeh , Michael Frederic Cowlishaw
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent Dennis Jung
- Main IPC: G06F7/38
- IPC: G06F7/38 ; G06F15/00
Abstract:
Detection of whether a result of a floating point operation is safe. Characteristics of the result are examined to determine whether the result is safe or potentially unsafe, as defined by the user. An instruction is provided to facilitate detection of safe or potentially unsafe results.
Public/Granted literature
- US08560591B2 Detection of potential need to use a larger data format in performing floating point operations Public/Granted day:2013-10-15
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