Network World

Everything you need to know about FLOPs

A FLOP is a single floating‑point operation, meaning one arithmetic calculation (add, subtract, multiply, or divide) on ...
Design-Reuse

Single precision floating point multiplier IP Listing

Hardware floating point can be attractive in many embedded applications where integer or fixed point algorithms produce either overflow/underflow or unacceptably long word lengths. In such cases ...
EDN

Targeting Floating-Point Algorithms for FPGA or ASIC Deployment

Native Floating-Point HDL code generation allows you to generate VHDL or Verilog for floating-point implementation in hardware without the effort of fixed-point conversion. Native Floating-Point HDL ...
Design-Reuse

Floating-point FFT with Minimal Hardware

There is a natural preference to use floating-point implementations in custom embedded applications because they offer a much higher dynamic range and as a byproduct bypass the design hassle of ...
EDN

Xilinx ISE Design Suite 13.3 Full Custom Precision Floating-Point Support Extends Productivity for DSP Designers

“Compared to competing solutions, only System Generator for DSP provides developers with a bit accurate solution, meaning we can guarantee that the simulation model will match the hardware ...
New Electronics

Floating point enabled microcontrollers in embedded designs

Floating point units (fpu) can increase the range and precision of mathematical calculations or enable greater throughput in less time, making it easier to meet real time requirements. Or, by enabling ...