Title :
An arithmetic module for efficient evaluation of functions
Author :
Ercegovac, M.D. ; Takata, M.M.
Author_Institution :
UCLA Comput. Sci. Dept., Univ. of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
The organization and design of an arithmetic module (Basic Byte-Slice Module - BBM) is presented. A network of BBM´s implements an efficient digit-by-digit method for fast evaluation of polynomial and rational functions. Verification of the BBM design, its feasibility in present LSI technologies and its performance are discussed. The proposed BBM is characterized by a small number of input/output terminals, a uniform internal structure, and simple control and inter-module communication requirements.
Keywords :
digital arithmetic; polynomials; rational functions; LSI technologies; arithmetic module; basic byte-slice module; digit-by-digit method; input-output terminals; intermodule communication requirements; polynomial evaluation; rational function evaluation; uniform internal structure; Clocks; Linear systems; Loading; Organizations; Polynomials; Read only memory; Registers;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Arithmetic (ARITH), 1978 IEEE 4th Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Santa Monica, CA
DOI :
10.1109/ARITH.1978.6155774
