The SNAP Project: Building Validated Floating Point Units
Hesham A. Al-twaijry (Computer Systems Laboratory, Stanford University)
Stuart F. Oberman (Computer Systems Laboratory, Stanford University)
Steve T. Fu (Computer Systems Laboratory, Stanford University)
Michael J. Flynn (Computer Systems Laboratory, Stanford University)
Abstract: SNAP - The Stanford Sub-nanosecond arithmetic processor is an interdisciplinary effort to develop validated theory, and tools for realizing an arithmeti c processor with execution rates under 1ns. The project has targeted the full spectrum of tradeoffs from algorithms, circuit optimizations, system issues, and development of metrics to characterize processors.
Keywords: Addition, Computer arithmetic, Division, Multiplication, Validated Designs
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