6. Floating-Point Unit
6.5 Binary Fixed-Point Format
Binary fixed-point values are held in 2's complement format. Unsigned fixed-point values are not directly provided by the floating-point instruction set. Figure 6-8 illustrates binary fixed-point format; Table 6-8 lists the binary fixed-point format fields.
Figure 6-8 Binary Fixed-Point Format
Field assignments of the binary fixed-point format are:
Table 6-8 Binary Fixed-Point Format Fields
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