Computation of numerical algorithms with parametric floating point operators

Journal of Systems Architecture

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 587-599

  Bartolucci, Massimo ^a   Guazzoni, Paolo ^a   Manfredi, Giorgio ^a   Sechi, Giacomo ^b   Zetta, Luisa ^a  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arithmetic and conversion operators; Nuclear electronics; Real time processing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; DATA ACQUISITION; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; POLYNOMIALS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

ELEMENTARY FLOATING POINT OPERATORS; MANTISSA; NUCLEAR ELECTRONICS;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 0031139915     PISSN: 13837621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-7621(96)00117-8     Document Type: Article

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