s1

1
IEEE Floating Point Multiplication
s1
e1
m1
s2
e2
m2
-127
-127
1
1
unsigned integer multiply
most significant bit restored
excess 127 removed
Adder
Multiplier
if product lt .01111.. then subtract 1 from
exponent and shift mantissa
Adder
Shifter
127
left shift one bit if 1
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