Title :
Underflow and the Denormalized Numbers
Author :
Coonen, Jerome T.
Author_Institution :
University of California, Berkeley Zilog, Inc.
fDate :
3/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Although there have been misconceptions about it, gradual underflow fits naturally into the proposed standard and leads to simple, general statements about the arithmetic.
Keywords :
Computer Society; Costs; Digital arithmetic; Encoding; Floating-point arithmetic; Manufacturing; Microprocessors; Proposals; Springs; Standards development;
DOI :
10.1109/C-M.1981.220382