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Method and decimal arithmetic logic unit structure to generate a magnitude result of a mathematic

US8612500B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Wilhelm Haller · Winnenden, DE
Ulrich Krauch · Waldenbuch, DE
Guenter Mayer · Schenefeld, DE
Eric M. Schwarz · Gardiner, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 14, 2008
Grant date	Dec 17, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 26, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F7/4912
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method to generate a magnitude result of a mathematic operation of two decimal operands within one cycle in a decimal arithmetic logic unit structure, wherein the decimal operands are in hexadecimal sign magnitude format.

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