Invention Grant
US08667041B2 Detection of potential need to use a larger data format in performing floating point operations
有权
检测潜在需要在执行浮点运算时使用较大的数据格式
- Patent Title: Detection of potential need to use a larger data format in performing floating point operations
- Patent Title (中): 检测潜在需要在执行浮点运算时使用较大的数据格式
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Application No.: US13103368Application Date: 2011-05-09
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Publication No.: US08667041B2Publication Date: 2014-03-04
- Inventor: Michael F Cowlishaw , Shawn D Lundvall , Ronald M Smith , Phil C Yeh
- Applicant: Michael F Cowlishaw , Shawn D Lundvall , Ronald M Smith , Phil C Yeh
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent Dennis Jung
- Main IPC: G06F7/38
- IPC: G06F7/38 ; G06F15/00
Abstract:
Detection of whether a result of a floating point operation is safe. Characteristics of the result are examined to determine whether the result is safe or potentially unsafe, as defined by the user. An instruction is provided to facilitate detection of safe or potentially unsafe results.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110214042A1 DETECTION OF POTENTIAL NEED TO USE A LARGER DATA FORMAT IN PERFORMING FLOATING POINT OPERATIONS Public/Granted day:2011-09-01
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