Title :
A hardware-oriented algorithm for floating-point function generation
Author :
Grady, E. Pearse O ; Young, Baek-Kyu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
fDate :
2/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An algorithm is presented for performing accurate, high-speed, floating-point function generation for univariate functions defined at arbitrary breakpoints. Rapid identification of the breakdown interval, which includes the input argument, is shown to be the key operation in the algorithm. A hardware implementation which makes extensive use of read/write memories is used to illustrate the algorithm
Keywords :
digital arithmetic; table lookup; breakdown interval; floating-point function generation; hardware implementation; hardware-oriented algorithm; read/write memories; univariate functions; Computer architecture; Digital systems; Electrons; Fault diagnosis; Fault tolerance; Fault tolerant systems; Hypercubes; Multiprocessing systems; System testing;
Journal_Title :
Computers, IEEE Transactions on
