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SIMD Math Library Specification for CBE Architecture
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Length
40 pages.
Audience
C/C++ application programmers interested in developing single-instruction, multiple-data (SIMD) applications.
Content
A math library that takes advantage of the SIMD instructions supported by the PPE and SPEs.
Recommended Use
Browse during first readings of the CBE Programming Handbook, and refer to it thereafter as needed during coding of
SIMD applications.
Document Sections
The document has the following sections:
1. Overview of the SIMD Math Library: Library and header files, function overviews, and special cases.
2. SIMD Function Specifications: Type definitions and detailed function descriptions.
Recommended Prerequisites
Read or browse:
 CBE Programming Handbook
 C/C++ Language Extensions for CBE Architecture
Further Details
None.