Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Floating point execution unit with fixed point functionality
- Patent Title (中): 具有固定点功能的浮点执行单元
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Application No.: US13197894Application Date: 2011-08-04
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Publication No.: US08930432B2Publication Date: 2015-01-06
- Inventor: Mark J. Hickey , Adam J. Muff , Matthew R. Tubbs , Charles D. Wait
- Applicant: Mark J. Hickey , Adam J. Muff , Matthew R. Tubbs , Charles D. Wait
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F7/38
- IPC: G06F7/38 ; G06F7/44
Abstract:
A floating point execution unit is capable of selectively repurposing one or more adders in an exponent path of the floating point execution unit to perform fixed point addition operations, thereby providing fixed point functionality in the floating point execution unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130036296A1 FLOATING POINT EXECUTION UNIT WITH FIXED POINT FUNCTIONALITY Public/Granted day:2013-02-07
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