IEEE 754-2008 Decimal Floating-Point for Intel

A brief description is provided of the decimal floating-point support available for Intel® Architecture processors, compliant with the IEEE Standard 754-2008 for Floating-Point Arithmetic [1]. Some performance results are included.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: ARITH
• Authors: Marius Cornea
• Keywords: Applied Computing, ARITH 2009, Decimal Floating-point Support, Floating-Point Arithmetic, Intel® Architecture Processors