DocumentCode
1521227
Title
Math chips: How they work: Augmenting microprocessors, they speed up math operations while giving systems designers a variety of performance, cost, and integration options
Author
Rauch, Ken
Author_Institution
Weitek Corp.
Volume
24
Issue
7
fYear
1987
fDate
7/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
25
Lastpage
30
Abstract
In a matter of minutes, an engineer at a workstation simulates a crash test on an automobile body design that only a few years ago would have taken several hours. What makes the difference? The workstation contains a mathematical processor, capable of performing large numbers of math computations in a short time.
Keywords
Coprocessors; Process control; Program processors; Standards; Workstations;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.1987.6448961
Filename
6448961
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