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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 11, 1990
Takashi Kanazawa, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Kimura, Yamanashi, JP;
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A selector is arranged to choose one of first and second incoming data. The first data is a fraction of a divisor applied from external circuitry, while the second data is a binary normalized first data in the event that the first data is not normalized in terms of a radix of the first data. The data chosen by the selector is stored in a register. A first predetermined number of upper bits (5 bits for example) of a fraction held in the register is checked to see if the fraction is normalized in terms of a radix of the first data. In the event that the fraction of a divisor stored in the register is found to be normalized in terms of a radix of the first data, the amount of shifting necessary to binary normalize the first predetermined number of upper bits of a fraction is determined. The amount of shifting thus detected is used to shift or binary normalize a second predetermined number of upper bits of a fraction stored in the register. The second predetermined number of upper bits thus binary normalized is used to generate an approximated reciprocal of a divisor. On the other hand, in the event that a fraction stored in the register is found to be unnormalized in terms of a radix of the first data, the selector chooses the second data.