Fixed Point Calculations

• Does a Fixed Point adder differ from an Integer Adder?

  • Only in how overflow is handled

• Fixed Point calculations usually saturate or clamp their values

  • Assume 8 bit adder

11000000

+ 10000000

0100000

C = 1, Integer

11000000

+ 10000000

11111111

Fixed Point (clamped)

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