Title: System and method for converting from scaled binary coded decimal into decimal floating point
Application Number: 200610121620 Application Date: 2006.08.23
Publication Number: 1933334 Publication Date: 2007.03.21
Approval Pub. Date: Granted Pub. Date:
International Classifi-cation: H03M7/08;H03M7/02
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Attorney & Agent: fujian jun
Abstract:
    A system and method for converting from scaled binary coded decimal (SBCD) into decimal floating point (DFP). The system includes a mechanism for receiving one or more of an exponent part of a SBCD number and a coefficient part of the SBCD number. The system also includes at least one of a mechanism for performing coefficient compression on the coefficient part of the SBCD number to create a coefficient part of a DFP number and a mechanism for performing exponent insertion including inserting the exponent part of the SBCD number into an exponent part of the DFP number.
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