Computer Processor utilizing logarithmic conversion and method of use thereof
US5685008A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F7/5235
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer processor for performing mathematical operations includes a logarithm converter which generates log values on a data bus, a plurality of processing elements connected to the data bus, an inverse-logarithm converter which receives values from the processing elements, an accumulator which sums converted values from the inverse-logarithm converter, and a control unit for configuring the accumulator to perform various summing operations. The computer processor also includes a switch for providing processor outputs as feedback. An instruction, selected from a set of instructions, is decoded by the control unit to configure the computer processor to perform operations on a data stream.
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