Significand shifting in floating point processing operations

By determining a shift value for each significand based on a predetermined anchor value, the complexity and overhead of aligning multiple floating point values are reduced, enhancing efficiency in data processing operations.

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Application Number
GB2024018509
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GB · GB
Patent Type
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Priority Date
2024-01-31
Filing Date
2024-12-17
Publication Date
2025-09-17
Estimated Expiration
2044-12-17

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Abstract

A floating point processing instruction is decoded to generate control signals to trigger a floating point processing operation. In response to the control signals, the floating point processing opera
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