BINARY FLOATING POINT ARITHMETIC ROUNDING IN CONFORMANCE WITH IEEE 754-1985 STANDARD - Patent 0461241

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EP 0 461 241 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	18.12.1991 Bulletin 1991/51

(21)	Application number: 91902488.0

(22)	Date of filing: 17.12.1990

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G06F 7/ 38^{( . )}
G06F 7/ 52^{( . )}
G06F 7/ 552^{( . )}

G06F 7/ 483^{( . )}
G06F 7/ 535^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1990/007351

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1991/010189 (11.07.1991 Gazette 1991/15)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

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Priority:

29.12.1989 US 19890459021

(71)	Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
	Schaumburg, IL 60196 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	LIU, Clif Schaumburg, IL 60195 (US) LINDSLEY, Brett, Louis Highwood, IL 60040 (US)

(74)	Representative: Lupton, Frederick, et al
	Motorola European Intellectual Property, Midpoint, Alencon Link Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 1PL Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 1PL (GB)

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