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US08868632B2 Methods and apparatus for predicting an underflow condition associated with a floating-point multiply-add operation 有权
用于预测与浮点乘法运算相关联的下溢条件的方法和装置

Methods and apparatus for predicting an underflow condition associated with a floating-point multiply-add operation
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for predicting an underflow condition associated with a floating-point multiply-add operation are disclosed. An example apparatus obtains a first operand value and a second operand value. The example apparatus then determines if the second operand value subtracted from the first operand value is greater than a minimum value and determines if the first operand value is greater than a sum value associated with a minimum operand value. The example apparatus then asserts an output signal indicative of an absence of an underflow condition associated with a floating-point value based on conditions associated with determining whether the second operand value subtracted from the first operand value is greater than the minimum value and determining if the first operand value is greater than the sum value.
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