Microprogrammed Benchmarks for the Signal Processing Arithmetic Unit of the AN/UYK-17 (XB-1)(V) Signal Processing Element.

Abstract : The AN/UYK-17(XB-1)(V) Signal Processing Element uses a Signal Processing Arithmetic Unit (SPAU) to execute subroutines that involve extensive arithmetic operations. Five benchmark programs were written for an early model of the SPAU and run on a simulator. As a result of coding and executing these programs, several changes were made to the SPAU design.