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_Institution :
Weitek Corp.
fDate :
7/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.1987.6448961
