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Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019

Filed:

Dec. 14, 2015
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Christoph M Angerer, Zurich, CH;

Heiner Giefers, Langnau am Albis, CH;

Raphael Polig, Dietikon, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06F 7/38 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/02 (2013.01); G06F 3/064 (2013.01); G06F 3/0604 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01); G06F 7/38 (2013.01); G06F 2207/382 (2013.01); G06F 2212/72 (2013.01);
Abstract

Differential data access. A method for storing and reading data elements to and from a memory is provided. The method includes storing a data element as a base word in a first precision, storing at least one delta word including additional information related to a second precision version of the stored data element, and reading the base word and the at least one delta word of the stored data element to access the data element in the second precision.


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