发明名称 |
Number format conversion apparatus for signal processing |
摘要 |
A number format conversion apparatus for signal processing has as inputs an exponent value and a mantissa value, the exponent and mantissa values representing a numerical value for a signal sample. An operator inputs an exponent max/min range and an offset, depending upon what conversion is desired. An output exponent is derived from the input exponent as a function of the maximum and minimum exponent values and the exponent offset. A shift value is derived from an unclipped output exponent and the minimum exponent value. The shift value is applied to a barrel shifter to shift the mantissa value to produce an output mantissa. The output exponent and mantissa form a floating point output number for the signal sample when a floating point output is selected, and the mantissa forms a fixed point output number for the signal sample when a fixed point output is selected. Thus a single circuit, implementable as a block on an ASIC, performs number format conversion between floating point and fixed point number formats.
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申请公布号 |
US5619198(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1997.04.08 |
申请号 |
US19940366274 |
申请日期 |
1994.12.29 |
申请人 |
TEKTRONIX, INC. |
发明人 |
BLACKHAM, RAYMOND C.;OHMANN, DAVID A.;WALKER, JEFFREY J. |
分类号 |
G06F7/00;G06F7/76;H03M7/24;(IPC1-7):H03M7/00 |
主分类号 |
G06F7/00 |
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