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Small multiplier after initial approximation for operations with increasing precision
Small multiplier after initial approximation for operations with increasing precision
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机译:初始近似后的较小乘数,用于提高精度的运算
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In an aspect, a processor includes circuitry for iterative refinement approaches, e.g., Newton-Raphson, to evaluating functions, such as square root, reciprocal, and for division. The circuitry includes circuitry for producing an initial approximation; which can include a LookUp Table (LUT). LUT may produce an output that (with implementation-dependent processing) forms an initial approximation of a value, with a number of bits of precision. A limited-precision multiplier multiplies that initial approximation with another value; an output of the limited precision multiplier goes to a full precision multiplier circuit that performs remaining multiplications required for iteration(s) in the particular refinement process being implemented. For example, in division, the output being calculated is for a reciprocal of the divisor. The full-precision multiplier circuit requires a first number of clock cycles to complete, and both the small multiplier and the initial approximation circuitry complete within the first number of clock cycles.
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