RETROSPECTIVE: Table-Based Polynomials for Fast Hardware Function Evaluation
Florent de Dinechin · 2025
The Higher Order Table-Based Method (HOTBM) was published [1] during Jérémie Detrey's PhD. It was at the time one of the most advanced generic methods for fixed-point hardware function evaluation. This article reviews its legacy, some of the subsequent progress in this field, and the challenges that remain.