Logarithmic arithmetic as an alternative to floating-point: A review

The logarithmic number system (LNS) has found appeal in digital arithmetic because it allows multiplication and division to be performed much faster and more accurately than with the widely used floating-point (FP) number formats. We review the sign/logarithmic number system and present a comparison...

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Published in:	Conference record - Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, & Computers pp. 1139 - 1143
Main Authors:	Chugh, Manik, Parhami, Behrooz
Format:	Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	IEEE 01.11.2013
Subjects:	Accuracy Adders ALU design computation errors Computers Europe instruction-set architecture interpolation logarithmic number system machine arithmetic Microprocessors Performance evaluation performance per watt Read only memory real arithmetic
ISSN:	1058-6393
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