System and method for using native floating point microprocessor instructions to manipulate 16-bit floating point data representations
US7330864B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 1, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/30025
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for providing a 16-bit floating point data representation where the 16-bit floating point data representation may be operated upon by a microprocessors native floating point instruction set. The method contemplates the use a variety of techniques for converting the 16-bit floating point number into a representative native floating point value. Thereafter, the native microprocessor floating point instruction set may perform operations upon the converted data. Upon completion, the native floating point data representation may be converted back into the 16-bit floating point value.
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