View source for 18148984. FLOATING-POINT UNIT WITH A FUSED MULTIPLY-ADD (FMA) ENGINE FOR GENERATING BINARY INTEGER OUTPUT OR FLOATING POINT OUTPUT BASED ON A SELECTOR simplified abstract (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION)

=FLOATING-POINT UNIT WITH A FUSED MULTIPLY-ADD (FMA) ENGINE FOR GENERATING BINARY INTEGER OUTPUT OR FLOATING POINT OUTPUT BASED ON A SELECTOR=


==Organization Name==

[[:Category:INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION|INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION]]


[[Category:INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION]]

==Inventor(s)==

[[:Category:Ankur Agrawal of Chappaqua NY (US)|Ankur Agrawal of Chappaqua NY (US)]][[Category:Ankur Agrawal of Chappaqua NY (US)]]

[[:Category:Kailash Gopalakrishnan of New York NY (US)|Kailash Gopalakrishnan of New York NY (US)]][[Category:Kailash Gopalakrishnan of New York NY (US)]]

[[:Category:Hung Hoang Tran of Chicago IL (US)|Hung Hoang Tran of Chicago IL (US)]][[Category:Hung Hoang Tran of Chicago IL (US)]]

[[:Category:Vijayalakshmi Srinivasan of New York NY (US)|Vijayalakshmi Srinivasan of New York NY (US)]][[Category:Vijayalakshmi Srinivasan of New York NY (US)]]

==FLOATING-POINT UNIT WITH A FUSED MULTIPLY-ADD (FMA) ENGINE FOR GENERATING BINARY INTEGER OUTPUT OR FLOATING POINT OUTPUT BASED ON A SELECTOR - A simplified explanation of the abstract==


This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18148984 titled 'FLOATING-POINT UNIT WITH A FUSED MULTIPLY-ADD (FMA) ENGINE FOR GENERATING BINARY INTEGER OUTPUT OR FLOATING POINT OUTPUT BASED ON A SELECTOR

==Simplified Explanation==

The patent application describes a system and method for generating binary integer output or floating-point output based on a selector, using floating-point values as input operands.

* The system receives three input operands and a result format selector value.
* The input operands are processed to produce a final result in either binary integer or floating-point format based on the selector value.

== Potential Applications ==
This technology could be applied in various fields such as:
* Scientific computing
* Financial modeling
* Data analysis

== Problems Solved ==
This technology addresses the following issues:
* Efficient conversion between binary integer and floating-point formats
* Streamlining mathematical operations involving floating-point values

== Benefits ==
The benefits of this technology include:
* Improved accuracy in calculations
* Flexibility in choosing output formats
* Enhanced performance in processing floating-point values

== Potential Commercial Applications ==
A potential commercial application for this technology could be:
* Developing advanced mathematical software for engineering simulations

== Possible Prior Art ==
One possible prior art for this technology could be:
* Existing floating-point units in processors that perform similar operations.

== Unanswered Questions ==

=== How does this technology compare to existing methods for handling floating-point values in mathematical operations? ===
This article does not provide a direct comparison with existing methods, leaving the reader to wonder about the advantages and disadvantages of this new approach.

=== Are there any limitations to the size or precision of the input operands that can be processed by this system? ===
The article does not mention any constraints on the size or precision of the input operands, leaving uncertainty about the scalability of the technology.


==Original Abstract Submitted==

Provided are a floating-point unit, a system, and method for generating binary integer output or floating-point output based on a selector. A first input operand, a second input operand, a third input operand, and a result format selector value are received. The first input operand, the second input operand, and the third input operand comprise floating-point values. The first input operand, the second input operand, and the third input operand are processed to produce a final result comprising one of a binary integer value and a floating point value based on the result format selector value.



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