From 2d09c7732590534a96d721d69e7cf943f299f16b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jhendersonHDF Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:44:54 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add NEWSLETTER item about _Float16 support (#4197) --- release_docs/NEWSLETTER.txt | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/release_docs/NEWSLETTER.txt b/release_docs/NEWSLETTER.txt index e69de29bb2d..51d8757861c 100644 --- a/release_docs/NEWSLETTER.txt +++ b/release_docs/NEWSLETTER.txt @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +* Added support for _Float16 16-bit floating-point datatype + + Support for the 16-bit floating-point _Float16 C type has been added to + HDF5. On platforms where this type is available, this can enable more + efficient storage of floating-point data when an application doesn't + need the precision of larger floating-point datatypes. It can also allow + for improved performance when converting between 16-bit floating-point + data and data of another HDF5 datatype. + + (GitHub #4065, #2154)