Title :
Adaptation of the Mactaggart and Jack complex multiplication algorithm for floating-point operators
Author :
Cosentino, Ronald J. ; Vaccaro, John J.
Author_Institution :
Mitre Corp., Bedford, MA, USA
fDate :
10/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
With a suitable treatment of the exponents in the input operands, a hardware implementation of the Mactaggart and Jack fixed-point complex multiplication algorithm can also calculate a floating-point product with no loss in accuracy from the greater dynamic range of the floating-point inputs. This floating-point technique can be extended to any sum to two products operation, such as encountered in matrix multiplication and vector cross-products
Keywords :
digital arithmetic; Jack complex multiplication algorithm; Mactaggart complex multiplication; floating-point operators; hardware implementation; matrix multiplication; vector cross-products; Circuit testing; Computer applications; Computer errors; Error correction codes; Fault detection; Fault tolerance; Hardware; Lifting equipment; Notice of Violation; System testing;
Journal_Title :
Computers, IEEE Transactions on
