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Hardware module for converting numbers

US11449309B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

GRAPHCORE LIMITED · GB

Inventors

Stephen Felix · Bristol, GB
Mrudula Gore · Bath, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 21, 2019
Grant date	Sep 20, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 21, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2207/3832
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A hardware module comprising circuitry configured to: store a sequence of n bits in a register of the hardware module; generate a signed integer comprising a magnitude component and a sign bit by: if the most significant bit of the sequence of n bits is equal to one: set each of the n−1 of the most significant bits of the magnitude component to be equal to the corresponding bit of the n−1 least significant bits of the sequence of n bits; and set the sign bit to be zero; if the most significant bit of the sequence of n bits is equal to zero: set each of the n−1 of the most significant bits of the magnitude component to be equal to the inverse of the corresponding bit of the n−1 least significant bits of the sequence of n bits; and set the sign bit to be one.

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