Intel corporation (20240329991). INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLOATING POINT MULTIPLICATION AND ADDITION AND CONVERSION EMPLOYING VARIABLE PRECISION simplified abstract
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLOATING POINT MULTIPLICATION AND ADDITION AND CONVERSION EMPLOYING VARIABLE PRECISION
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Inventor(s)
Martin Langhammer of Alderbury (GB)
Alexander F. Heinecke of San Jose CA (US)
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLOATING POINT MULTIPLICATION AND ADDITION AND CONVERSION EMPLOYING VARIABLE PRECISION - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240329991 titled 'INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLOATING POINT MULTIPLICATION AND ADDITION AND CONVERSION EMPLOYING VARIABLE PRECISION
The patent application describes an apparatus with decoder circuitry to decode instructions related to floating-point vectors and values, perform operations accordingly, and store the results.
- Decoder circuitry interprets instructions indicating source floating-point vectors, destination storage locations, and values related to floating-point data elements.
- Execution circuitry performs operations on the source floating-point vector to generate a result vector consistent with the specified values.
- The operations include interpreting floating-point data elements, performing specified operations, and storing the result vector in the destination storage location.
Potential Applications: - High-performance computing - Scientific research - Data processing in various industries
Problems Solved: - Efficient processing of floating-point data - Accurate interpretation of floating-point values - Streamlined storage of result vectors
Benefits: - Improved computational efficiency - Enhanced accuracy in floating-point operations - Simplified data processing workflows
Commercial Applications: Title: "Advanced Floating-Point Processing Technology for High-Performance Computing" This technology can be used in supercomputers, scientific simulations, financial modeling, and data analytics platforms to enhance processing speed and accuracy.
Questions about Floating-Point Processing Technology: 1. How does this technology improve computational efficiency in high-performance computing?
- This technology optimizes floating-point operations to enhance processing speed and accuracy, leading to improved overall performance.
2. What are the potential applications of this technology beyond scientific research?
- This technology can be utilized in various industries such as finance, healthcare, and engineering for data processing and analysis tasks.
Original Abstract Submitted
an apparatus of an aspect includes decoder circuitry to decode an instruction. the instruction to indicate at least one source floating-point vector, a destination storage location, and at least one value. the source floating-point vector is to have floating-point data elements. the at least one value is to indicate at least one of: (a) a number of significand bits of the floating-point data elements; (b) a number of exponent bits of the floating-point data elements; (c) exponent bias information for the floating-point data elements; or (d) any combination thereof. execution circuitry coupled with decoder circuitry is to perform operations according to the instruction. the operations include to interpret the floating-point data elements consistent with the at least one value, perform an operation specified by the instruction on the at least one source floating-point vector to generate a result vector, and store the result vector in the destination storage location.
