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Decimal scale and convert and split to hexadecimal floating point instruction

US11360769B1 · kind B1 · utility

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23References

20Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Eric M. Schwarz · Gardiner, US
Petra Leber · Ehningen, DE
Kerstin Claudia Schelm · Stuttgart, DE
Silvia M. Mueller · Altdorf, DE
Reid T. Copeland · Markham, CA
Xin Guo · Toronto, CA
Cedric Lichtenau · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 26, 2021
Grant date	Jun 14, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 26, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/30036
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An instruction to perform scaling, converting and splitting operations is executed. The executing the instruction includes scaling an input value in one format to provide a scaled result. The scaled result is converted from the one format to provide a converted result in another format. The converted result is split into multiple parts, and one or more parts of the multiple parts are placed in a selected location.

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