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Less memory and high accuracy logarithmic number system architecture for arithmetic operations
Less memory and high accuracy logarithmic number system architecture for arithmetic operations
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2021-09-01
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Siti Zarina Md Naziri
Rizalafande Che Ismail
Mohd Nazrin Md Isa
Razaidi Hussin
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Interpolation is another important procedure for logarithmic number system (LNS) addition and subtraction. As a medium of approximation, the interpolation procedure has an urgent need to be enhanced to increase the accuracy of the operation results. Previously, most of the interpolation procedures utilized the first degree interpolators with special error correction procedure which aim to eliminate additional embedded multiplications. However, the interpolation procedure for this research was elevated up to a second degree interpolation. Proper design process, investigation, and analysis were done for these interpolation configurations in positive region by standardizing the same co-transformation procedure, which is the extended range, second order co-transformation. Newton divided differences turned out to be the best interpolator for second degree implementation of LNS addition and subtraction, with the best-achieved BTFP rate of +0.4514 and reduction of memory consumption compared to the same arithmetic used in european logarithmic microprocessor (ELM) up to 51%.
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Accuracy Co-transformation Interpolation Logarithmic number system Memory consumption