Logarithmic function arithmetic unit including means for separately processing pseudo division and multiplication.

摘要

In a loge(1 + x/y) arithmetic unit by use of the STL algorithm, in order to reduce the arithmetic time, a pseudo division is at first effected by use of w = (2Xk - Yk) for k, initial values being mantissas X and Y of given x 2<-i>.X and y = 2<-j>.Y to produce Xm and Ym, and thereafter, using Xm and Ym as initial values a pseudo multiplication is effected by use of Xk+1 = (Xk + GAMMA k) or Xk+1 = Xk/2 for k to obtain a mantissa of loge(1 + x/y). The unit comprises coefficient generator for producing k and GAMMA k, and first and second adder/subtractors accompanying with first and second registers for executing the pseudo division and the pseudo multipliction according to k and GAMMA k from the coefficient generator.