Mixed precision fused multiply-add operator
US9367287B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F7/5443
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A circuit for calculating the fused sum of an addend and product of two multiplication operands, the addend and multiplication operands being binary floating-point numbers represented in a standardized format as a mantissa and an exponent is provided. The multiplication operands are in a lower precision format than the addend, with q>2p, where p and q are the mantissa size of the multiplication operand and addend precision formats. The circuit includes a p-bit multiplier receiving the mantissas of the multiplication operands; a shift circuit aligning the mantissa of the addend with the product output by the multiplier based on the exponent values of the addend and multiplication operands; and an adder processing q-bit mantissas, receiving the aligned mantissa of the addend and the product, the input lines of the adder corresponding to the product being completed to the right by lines at 0 to form a q-bit mantissa.
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