Approximation of mathematical functions in a vector processor
US10915494B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 11, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2101/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vector processor includes a coefficient memory and a processor. The processor has an Instruction Set Architecture (ISA), which includes an instruction that approximates a mathematical function by a polynomial. The processor is configured to approximate the mathematical function over an argument, by reading one or more coefficients of the polynomial from the coefficient memory and evaluating the polynomial at the argument using the coefficients.
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