• DocumentCode
    924330
  • Title

    Predictive algorithms for some elementary functions in radix 2

  • Author

    Baker

  • Author_Institution
    University of New South Wales, Department of Computer Science, School of Electrical Engineering, Kensington, Australia
  • Volume
    9
  • Issue
    21
  • fYear
    1973
  • Firstpage
    493
  • Lastpage
    494
  • Abstract
    A scheme for speeding up iterative algorithms for generating reciprocals, logarithms and exponentials that are based on multiplication by (1 + Ek 2¿k is proposed. The scheme relies on the prediction of the EkS, thereby allowing most of the additions to be of the fast-carry type.
  • Keywords
    digital arithmetic; functions; iterative methods; algorithms; digital arithmetic; functions; iterative methods;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19730363
  • Filename
    4236316