diff --git a/kernel/CMakeLists.txt b/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
index 988b83338..6d8d759ad 100644
--- a/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ function (build_core TARGET_CORE KDIR TSUFFIX KERNEL_DEFINITIONS)
     foreach (float_type ${FLOAT_TYPES})
       # a bit of metaprogramming here to pull out the appropriate KERNEL var
       string(SUBSTRING ${float_type} 0 1 float_char)
-      if (${float_type} STREQUAL "HALF")
-	set (float_char "SH")
+      if (${float_type} STREQUAL "BFLOAT16")
+	set (float_char "SB")
       endif ()
       GenerateNamedObjects("${KERNELDIR}/${${float_char}AMAXKERNEL}" "USE_ABS" "amax_k" false "" "" false ${float_type})
       GenerateNamedObjects("${KERNELDIR}/${${float_char}AMINKERNEL}" "USE_ABS;USE_MIN" "amin_k" false "" "" false ${float_type})
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ function (build_core TARGET_CORE KDIR TSUFFIX KERNEL_DEFINITIONS)
     GenerateNamedObjects("generic/ger.c" "" "ger_k" false "" "" "" 3)
     foreach (float_type ${FLOAT_TYPES})
       string(SUBSTRING ${float_type} 0 1 float_char)
-      if (${float_type} STREQUAL "HALF")
-	set (float_char "SH")
+      if (${float_type} STREQUAL "BFLOAT16")
+	set (float_char "SB")
       endif ()
       if (${float_type} STREQUAL "COMPLEX" OR ${float_type} STREQUAL "ZCOMPLEX")
         GenerateNamedObjects("${KERNELDIR}/${${float_char}GERUKERNEL}" "" "geru_k" false "" "" false ${float_type})
@@ -208,13 +208,13 @@ function (build_core TARGET_CORE KDIR TSUFFIX KERNEL_DEFINITIONS)
 	  GenerateNamedObjects("${KERNELDIR}/${SGEMMDIRECTPERFORMANT}" "" "gemm_direct_performant" false "" "" false  SINGLE)
     endif()
 
-    foreach (float_type SINGLE DOUBLE HALF)
+    foreach (float_type SINGLE DOUBLE BFLOAT16)
       string(SUBSTRING ${float_type} 0 1 float_char)
-      if (${float_type} STREQUAL "HALF")
-        if (NOT ${BUILD_HALF})
+      if (${float_type} STREQUAL "BFLOAT16")
+        if (NOT ${BUILD_BFLOAT16})
 	  continue ()
         else ()
-	  set (float_char "SH")
+	  set (float_char "SB")
       endif ()
       endif ()
       GenerateNamedObjects("${KERNELDIR}/${${float_char}GEMMKERNEL}" "" "gemm_kernel" false "" "" false ${float_type})
@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@ function (build_core TARGET_CORE KDIR TSUFFIX KERNEL_DEFINITIONS)
 
     foreach (float_type ${FLOAT_TYPES})
       string(SUBSTRING ${float_type} 0 1 float_char)
-      if (${float_type} STREQUAL "HALF")
-	set (float_char "SH")
+      if (${float_type} STREQUAL "BFLOAT16")
+	set (float_char "SB")
       endif ()
       if (${float_char}GEMMINCOPY)
         GenerateNamedObjects("${KERNELDIR}/${${float_char}GEMMINCOPY}" "${float_type}" "${${float_char}GEMMINCOPYOBJ}" false "" "" true ${float_type})
@@ -620,8 +620,8 @@ function (build_core TARGET_CORE KDIR TSUFFIX KERNEL_DEFINITIONS)
     # Makefile.LA
     if(NOT NO_LAPACK)
       foreach (float_type ${FLOAT_TYPES})
-      if (${float_type} STREQUAL "HALF")
-	set (float_char "SH")
+	      if (${float_type} STREQUAL "BFLOAT16")
+	set (float_char "SB")
       endif ()
         if (NOT DEFINED ${float_char}NEG_TCOPY)
           if (${float_char} STREQUAL "Z" OR ${float_char} STREQUAL "C" OR ${float_char} STREQUAL "X")
@@ -688,8 +688,8 @@ function (build_core TARGET_CORE KDIR TSUFFIX KERNEL_DEFINITIONS)
     foreach (float_type ${FLOAT_TYPES})
       # a bit of metaprogramming here to pull out the appropriate KERNEL var
       string(SUBSTRING ${float_type} 0 1 float_char)
-      if (${float_type} STREQUAL "HALF")
-	set (float_char "SH")
+      if (${float_type} STREQUAL "BFLOAT16")
+	set (float_char "SB")
       endif ()
       GenerateNamedObjects("generic/neg_tcopy_${${float_char}GEMM_UNROLL_M}.c" "" "neg_tcopy" false "" ${TSUFFIX}  false ${float_type})
       GenerateNamedObjects("generic/laswp_ncopy_${${float_char}GEMM_UNROLL_N}.c" "" "laswp_ncopy" false "" ${TSUFFIX}  false ${float_type})
diff --git a/kernel/Makefile.L1 b/kernel/Makefile.L1
index c6576ee07..6fe6778d0 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile.L1
+++ b/kernel/Makefile.L1
@@ -262,9 +262,9 @@ ifndef XDOTKERNEL
 XDOTKERNEL = zdot.S
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF),1)
-ifndef SHDOTKERNEL
-SHDOTKERNEL = ../x86_64/shdot.c
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16),1)
+ifndef SBDOTKERNEL
+SBDOTKERNEL = ../x86_64/sbdot.c
 endif
 
 ifndef TOBF16KERNEL
@@ -530,11 +530,11 @@ XBLASOBJS	+= \
 	xdotc_k$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) xdotu_k$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) xnrm2_k$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) xqrot_k$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) \
 	xscal_k$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) xswap_k$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) xsum_k$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF),1)
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16),1)
 SHBLASOBJS	+= \
-	 shdot_k$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
+	 sbdot_k$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
 SHEXTOBJS        += \
-	 shstobf16_k$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) shdtobf16_k$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
+	 sbstobf16_k$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) sbdtobf16_k$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
 SHEXTOBJS        += \
 	 sbf16tos_k$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) dbf16tod_k$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
 endif
@@ -757,12 +757,12 @@ $(KDIR)ddot_k$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) $(KDIR)ddot_k$(TPSUFFIX).$(PSUFFIX) : $(KERNEL
 $(KDIR)qdot_k$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) $(KDIR)qdot_k$(TPSUFFIX).$(PSUFFIX) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(QDOTKERNEL)
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -UCOMPLEX -DXDOUBLE $< -o $@
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF),1)
-$(KDIR)shdot_k$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) $(KDIR)shdot_k$(TPSUFFIX).$(PSUFFIX) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SHDOTKERNEL)
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16),1)
+$(KDIR)sbdot_k$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) $(KDIR)sbdot_k$(TPSUFFIX).$(PSUFFIX) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SBDOTKERNEL)
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -UCOMPLEX $< -o $@
-$(KDIR)shstobf16_k$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(TOBF16KERNEL)
+$(KDIR)sbstobf16_k$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(TOBF16KERNEL)
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -UDOUBLE -DSINGLE $< -o $@
-$(KDIR)shdtobf16_k$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(TOBF16KERNEL)
+$(KDIR)sbdtobf16_k$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(TOBF16KERNEL)
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -DDOUBLE -USINGLE $< -o $@
 $(KDIR)sbf16tos_k$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(BF16TOKERNEL)
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -UDOUBLE -DSINGLE $< -o $@
diff --git a/kernel/Makefile.L3 b/kernel/Makefile.L3
index e03ed0fad..65d429012 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile.L3
+++ b/kernel/Makefile.L3
@@ -80,24 +80,24 @@ SGEMMDIRECTPERFORMANT = sgemm_direct_performant.c
 endif
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF), 1)
-ifndef SHGEMMKERNEL
-SHGEMM_BETA = ../generic/gemm_beta.c
-SHGEMMKERNEL    = ../generic/gemmkernel_2x2.c
-SHGEMMINCOPY    = ../generic/gemm_ncopy_2.c
-SHGEMMITCOPY    = ../generic/gemm_tcopy_2.c
-SHGEMMONCOPY    = ../generic/gemm_ncopy_2.c
-SHGEMMOTCOPY    = ../generic/gemm_tcopy_2.c
-SHGEMMINCOPYOBJ =  shgemm_incopy$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
-SHGEMMITCOPYOBJ =  shgemm_itcopy$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
-SHGEMMONCOPYOBJ =  shgemm_oncopy$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
-SHGEMMOTCOPYOBJ =  shgemm_otcopy$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16), 1)
+ifndef SBGEMMKERNEL
+SBGEMM_BETA = ../generic/gemm_beta.c
+SBGEMMKERNEL    = ../generic/gemmkernel_2x2.c
+SBGEMMINCOPY    = ../generic/gemm_ncopy_2.c
+SBGEMMITCOPY    = ../generic/gemm_tcopy_2.c
+SBGEMMONCOPY    = ../generic/gemm_ncopy_2.c
+SBGEMMOTCOPY    = ../generic/gemm_tcopy_2.c
+SBGEMMINCOPYOBJ =  sbgemm_incopy$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
+SBGEMMITCOPYOBJ =  sbgemm_itcopy$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
+SBGEMMONCOPYOBJ =  sbgemm_oncopy$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
+SBGEMMOTCOPYOBJ =  sbgemm_otcopy$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
 endif
 
 SHKERNELOBJS	+= \
-	shgemm_kernel$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) \
-	$(SHGEMMINCOPYOBJ) $(SHGEMMITCOPYOBJ) \
-	$(SHGEMMONCOPYOBJ) $(SHGEMMOTCOPYOBJ)
+	sbgemm_kernel$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) \
+	$(SBGEMMINCOPYOBJ) $(SBGEMMITCOPYOBJ) \
+	$(SBGEMMONCOPYOBJ) $(SBGEMMOTCOPYOBJ)
 endif
 
 ifneq "$(or $(BUILD_SINGLE),$(BUILD_DOUBLE),$(BUILD_COMPLEX))" ""
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ XKERNELOBJS	+= \
 	$(XGEMMINCOPYOBJ) $(XGEMMITCOPYOBJ) \
 	$(XGEMMONCOPYOBJ) $(XGEMMOTCOPYOBJ)
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF),1)
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16),1)
 SHBLASOBJS      += $(SHKERNELOBJS)
 endif
 SBLASOBJS	+= $(SKERNELOBJS)
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ CBLASOBJS	+= $(CKERNELOBJS)
 ZBLASOBJS	+= $(ZKERNELOBJS)
 XBLASOBJS	+= $(XKERNELOBJS)
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF),1)
-SHBLASOBJS += shgemm_beta$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16),1)
+SHBLASOBJS += sbgemm_beta$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
 endif
 
 ifneq "$(or $(BUILD_SINGLE),$(BUILD_DOUBLE))" ""
@@ -492,11 +492,11 @@ ZBLASOBJS += \
 	zgeadd_k$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) 
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF), 1)
-SHGEMMINCOPYOBJ_P = $(SHGEMMINCOPYOBJ:.$(SUFFIX)=.$(PSUFFIX))
-SHGEMMITCOPYOBJ_P = $(SHGEMMITCOPYOBJ:.$(SUFFIX)=.$(PSUFFIX))
-SHGEMMONCOPYOBJ_P = $(SHGEMMONCOPYOBJ:.$(SUFFIX)=.$(PSUFFIX))
-SHGEMMOTCOPYOBJ_P = $(SHGEMMOTCOPYOBJ:.$(SUFFIX)=.$(PSUFFIX))
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16), 1)
+SBGEMMINCOPYOBJ_P = $(SBGEMMINCOPYOBJ:.$(SUFFIX)=.$(PSUFFIX))
+SBGEMMITCOPYOBJ_P = $(SBGEMMITCOPYOBJ:.$(SUFFIX)=.$(PSUFFIX))
+SBGEMMONCOPYOBJ_P = $(SBGEMMONCOPYOBJ:.$(SUFFIX)=.$(PSUFFIX))
+SBGEMMOTCOPYOBJ_P = $(SBGEMMOTCOPYOBJ:.$(SUFFIX)=.$(PSUFFIX))
 endif
 
 SGEMMINCOPYOBJ_P = $(SGEMMINCOPYOBJ:.$(SUFFIX)=.$(PSUFFIX))
@@ -524,9 +524,9 @@ XGEMMITCOPYOBJ_P = $(XGEMMITCOPYOBJ:.$(SUFFIX)=.$(PSUFFIX))
 XGEMMONCOPYOBJ_P = $(XGEMMONCOPYOBJ:.$(SUFFIX)=.$(PSUFFIX))
 XGEMMOTCOPYOBJ_P = $(XGEMMOTCOPYOBJ:.$(SUFFIX)=.$(PSUFFIX))
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF),1)
-$(KDIR)shgemm_beta$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SHGEMM_BETA)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o $@
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16),1)
+$(KDIR)sbgemm_beta$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SBGEMM_BETA)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o $@
 endif
 
 $(KDIR)sgemm_beta$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SGEMM_BETA)
@@ -548,35 +548,35 @@ $(KDIR)xgemm_beta$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(XGEMM_BETA)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -DXDOUBLE -DCOMPLEX $< -o $@
 
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF), 1)
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16), 1)
 
-$(KDIR)$(SHGEMMONCOPYOBJ) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SHGEMMONCOPY)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o $@
+$(KDIR)$(SBGEMMONCOPYOBJ) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SBGEMMONCOPY)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o $@
 
-$(KDIR)$(SHGEMMOTCOPYOBJ) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SHGEMMOTCOPY)
+$(KDIR)$(SBGEMMOTCOPYOBJ) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SBGEMMOTCOPY)
 
 ifeq ($(OS), AIX)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -S -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o - > shgemmotcopy.s
-	m4 shgemmotcopy.s > shgemmotcopy_nomacros.s
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX shgemmotcopy_nomacros.s -o $@
-	rm shgemmotcopy.s shgemmotcopy_nomacros.s
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -S -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o - > sbgemmotcopy.s
+	m4 sbgemmotcopy.s > sbgemmotcopy_nomacros.s
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX sbgemmotcopy_nomacros.s -o $@
+	rm sbgemmotcopy.s sbgemmotcopy_nomacros.s
 else
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o $@
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o $@
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(SHGEMM_UNROLL_M), $(SHGEMM_UNROLL_N))
+ifneq ($(SBGEMM_UNROLL_M), $(SBGEMM_UNROLL_N))
 
-$(KDIR)$(SHGEMMINCOPYOBJ) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SHGEMMINCOPY)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o $@
+$(KDIR)$(SBGEMMINCOPYOBJ) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SBGEMMINCOPY)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o $@
 
-$(KDIR)$(SHGEMMITCOPYOBJ) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SHGEMMITCOPY)
+$(KDIR)$(SBGEMMITCOPYOBJ) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SBGEMMITCOPY)
 ifeq ($(OS), AIX)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -S -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o - > shgemmitcopy.s
-	m4 shgemmitcopy.s > shgemmitcopy_nomacros.s
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX shgemmitcopy_nomacros.s -o $@
-	rm shgemmitcopy.s shgemmitcopy_nomacros.s
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -S -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o - > sbgemmitcopy.s
+	m4 sbgemmitcopy.s > sbgemmitcopy_nomacros.s
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX sbgemmitcopy_nomacros.s -o $@
+	rm sbgemmitcopy.s sbgemmitcopy_nomacros.s
 else
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o $@
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o $@
 endif
 
 endif
@@ -746,16 +746,16 @@ $(KDIR)sgemm_direct$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SGEMMDIRECTKERNEL)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o $@
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF), 1)
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16), 1)
 
-$(KDIR)shgemm_kernel$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SHGEMMKERNEL) $(SHGEMMDEPEND)
+$(KDIR)sbgemm_kernel$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SBGEMMKERNEL) $(SBGEMMDEPEND)
 ifeq ($(OS), AIX)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -S -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX  $< -o - > shgemm_kernel$(TSUFFIX).s
-	m4 shgemm_kernel$(TSUFFIX).s > shgemm_kernel$(TSUFFIX)_nomacros.s
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX shgemm_kernel$(TSUFFIX)_nomacros.s -o $@
-	rm shgemm_kernel$(TSUFFIX).s shgemm_kernel$(TSUFFIX)_nomacros.s
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -S -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX  $< -o - > sbgemm_kernel$(TSUFFIX).s
+	m4 sbgemm_kernel$(TSUFFIX).s > sbgemm_kernel$(TSUFFIX)_nomacros.s
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX sbgemm_kernel$(TSUFFIX)_nomacros.s -o $@
+	rm sbgemm_kernel$(TSUFFIX).s sbgemm_kernel$(TSUFFIX)_nomacros.s
 else
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o $@
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o $@
 endif
 endif
 
@@ -2375,9 +2375,9 @@ $(KDIR)xtrsm_oltncopy$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) : generic/ztrsm_ltcopy_$(XGEMM_UNROLL_
 $(KDIR)sgemm_beta$(TSUFFIX).$(PSUFFIX) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SGEMM_BETA)
 	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) -c -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o $@
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF),1)
-$(KDIR)shgemm_beta$(TSUFFIX).$(PSUFFIX) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SHGEMM_BETA)
-	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) -c -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o $@
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16),1)
+$(KDIR)sbgemm_beta$(TSUFFIX).$(PSUFFIX) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SBGEMM_BETA)
+	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) -c -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o $@
 endif
 
 $(KDIR)dgemm_beta$(TSUFFIX).$(PSUFFIX) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(DGEMM_BETA)
@@ -2396,19 +2396,19 @@ $(KDIR)xgemm_beta$(TSUFFIX).$(PSUFFIX) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(XGEMM_BETA)
 	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) -c -DXDOUBLE -DCOMPLEX $< -o $@
 
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF), 1)
-$(SHGEMMONCOPYOBJ_P) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SHGEMMONCOPY)
-	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) -c -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o $@
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16), 1)
+$(SBGEMMONCOPYOBJ_P) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SBGEMMONCOPY)
+	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) -c -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o $@
 
-$(SHGEMMOTCOPYOBJ_P) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SHGEMMOTCOPY)
-	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) -c -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o $@
+$(SBGEMMOTCOPYOBJ_P) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SBGEMMOTCOPY)
+	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) -c -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o $@
 
-ifneq ($(SHGEMM_UNROLL_M), $(SHGEMM_UNROLL_N))
-$(SHGEMMINCOPYOBJ_P) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SHGEMMINCOPY)
-	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) -c -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o $@
+ifneq ($(SBGEMM_UNROLL_M), $(SBGEMM_UNROLL_N))
+$(SBGEMMINCOPYOBJ_P) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SBGEMMINCOPY)
+	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) -c -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o $@
 
-$(SHGEMMITCOPYOBJ_P) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SHGEMMITCOPY)
-	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) -c -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o $@
+$(SBGEMMITCOPYOBJ_P) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SBGEMMITCOPY)
+	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) -c -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o $@
 
 endif
 endif
@@ -2518,9 +2518,9 @@ endif
 endif
 
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF), 1)
-$(KDIR)shgemm_kernel$(TSUFFIX).$(PSUFFIX) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SHGEMMKERNEL) $(SHGEMMDEPEND)
-	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) -c -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o $@
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16), 1)
+$(KDIR)sbgemm_kernel$(TSUFFIX).$(PSUFFIX) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SBGEMMKERNEL) $(SBGEMMDEPEND)
+	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) -c -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX $< -o $@
 endif
 
 $(KDIR)sgemm_kernel$(TSUFFIX).$(PSUFFIX) : $(KERNELDIR)/$(SGEMMKERNEL) $(SGEMMDEPEND)
diff --git a/kernel/setparam-ref.c b/kernel/setparam-ref.c
index dd49d8e4e..72fbf32bf 100644
--- a/kernel/setparam-ref.c
+++ b/kernel/setparam-ref.c
@@ -53,32 +53,32 @@ gotoblas_t TABLE_NAME = {
 
   GEMM_DEFAULT_OFFSET_A, GEMM_DEFAULT_OFFSET_B, GEMM_DEFAULT_ALIGN,
 
-#ifdef BUILD_HALF
+#ifdef BUILD_BFLOAT16
   0, 0, 0,
-  SHGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M, SHGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N,
-#ifdef SHGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_MN
- SHGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_MN,
+  SBGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M, SBGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N,
+#ifdef SBGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_MN
+ SBGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_MN,
 #else
- MAX(SHGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M, SHGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N),
+ MAX(SBGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M, SBGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N),
 #endif
 
-  shstobf16_kTS, shdtobf16_kTS, sbf16tos_kTS, dbf16tod_kTS,
+  sbstobf16_kTS, sbdtobf16_kTS, sbf16tos_kTS, dbf16tod_kTS,
 
   samax_kTS,  samin_kTS,  smax_kTS,  smin_kTS,
   isamax_kTS, isamin_kTS, ismax_kTS, ismin_kTS,
-  snrm2_kTS,  sasum_kTS, ssum_kTS, scopy_kTS, shdot_kTS,
+  snrm2_kTS,  sasum_kTS, ssum_kTS, scopy_kTS, sbdot_kTS,
   dsdot_kTS,
   srot_kTS,   saxpy_kTS,  sscal_kTS, sswap_kTS,
   sgemv_nTS,  sgemv_tTS, sger_kTS,
   ssymv_LTS, ssymv_UTS,
 
-  shgemm_kernelTS, shgemm_betaTS,
-#if SHGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M != SHGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N
-  shgemm_incopyTS, shgemm_itcopyTS,
+  sbgemm_kernelTS, sbgemm_betaTS,
+#if SBGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M != SBGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N
+  sbgemm_incopyTS, sbgemm_itcopyTS,
 #else
-  shgemm_oncopyTS, shgemm_otcopyTS,
+  sbgemm_oncopyTS, sbgemm_otcopyTS,
 #endif
-  shgemm_oncopyTS, shgemm_otcopyTS,
+  sbgemm_oncopyTS, sbgemm_otcopyTS,
 
   strsm_kernel_LNTS, strsm_kernel_LTTS, strsm_kernel_RNTS, strsm_kernel_RTTS,
 #if SGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M != SGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N
@@ -830,8 +830,8 @@ gotoblas_t TABLE_NAME = {
 
 #if (ARCH_ARM64)
 static void init_parameter(void) {
-#if (BUILD_HALF)
-  TABLE_NAME.shgemm_p = SHGEMM_DEFAULT_P;
+#if (BUILD_BFLOAT16)
+  TABLE_NAME.sbgemm_p = SBGEMM_DEFAULT_P;
 #endif
 #if (BUILD_SINGLE==1) || (BUILD_COMPLEX==1)
   TABLE_NAME.sgemm_p = SGEMM_DEFAULT_P;
@@ -846,8 +846,8 @@ static void init_parameter(void) {
   TABLE_NAME.zgemm_p = ZGEMM_DEFAULT_P;
 #endif
 
-#if (BUILD_HALF)
-  TABLE_NAME.shgemm_q = SHGEMM_DEFAULT_Q;
+#if (BUILD_BFLOAT16)
+  TABLE_NAME.sbgemm_q = SBGEMM_DEFAULT_Q;
 #endif
 #if BUILD_SINGLE == 1
   TABLE_NAME.sgemm_q = SGEMM_DEFAULT_Q;
@@ -862,8 +862,8 @@ static void init_parameter(void) {
   TABLE_NAME.zgemm_q = ZGEMM_DEFAULT_Q;
 #endif
 
-#if (BUILD_HALF)
-  TABLE_NAME.shgemm_r = SHGEMM_DEFAULT_R;
+#if (BUILD_BFLOAT16)
+  TABLE_NAME.sbgemm_r = SBGEMM_DEFAULT_R;
 #endif
 #if BUILD_SINGLE == 1
   TABLE_NAME.sgemm_r = SGEMM_DEFAULT_R;
@@ -936,16 +936,16 @@ static void init_parameter(void) {
 #if (ARCH_POWER)
 static void init_parameter(void) {
 
-#ifdef BUILD_HALF
-  TABLE_NAME.shgemm_p = SHGEMM_DEFAULT_P;
+#ifdef BUILD_BFLOAT16
+  TABLE_NAME.sbgemm_p = SBGEMM_DEFAULT_P;
 #endif
   TABLE_NAME.sgemm_p = SGEMM_DEFAULT_P;
   TABLE_NAME.dgemm_p = DGEMM_DEFAULT_P;
   TABLE_NAME.cgemm_p = CGEMM_DEFAULT_P;
   TABLE_NAME.zgemm_p = ZGEMM_DEFAULT_P;
 
-#ifdef BUILD_HALF
-  TABLE_NAME.shgemm_r = SHGEMM_DEFAULT_R;
+#ifdef BUILD_BFLOAT16
+  TABLE_NAME.sbgemm_r = SBGEMM_DEFAULT_R;
 #endif
   TABLE_NAME.sgemm_r = SGEMM_DEFAULT_R;
   TABLE_NAME.dgemm_r = DGEMM_DEFAULT_R;
@@ -953,8 +953,8 @@ static void init_parameter(void) {
   TABLE_NAME.zgemm_r = ZGEMM_DEFAULT_R;
 
 
-#ifdef BUILD_HALF
-  TABLE_NAME.shgemm_q = SHGEMM_DEFAULT_Q;
+#ifdef BUILD_BFLOAT16
+  TABLE_NAME.sbgemm_q = SBGEMM_DEFAULT_Q;
 #endif
   TABLE_NAME.sgemm_q = SGEMM_DEFAULT_Q;
   TABLE_NAME.dgemm_q = DGEMM_DEFAULT_Q;
@@ -965,16 +965,16 @@ static void init_parameter(void) {
 
 #if (ARCH_ZARCH)
 static void init_parameter(void) {
-#ifdef BUILD_HALF
-	TABLE_NAME.shgemm_p = SHGEMM_DEFAULT_P;
+#ifdef BUILD_BFLOAT16
+	TABLE_NAME.sbgemm_p = SBGEMM_DEFAULT_P;
 #endif
 	TABLE_NAME.sgemm_p = SGEMM_DEFAULT_P;
 	TABLE_NAME.dgemm_p = DGEMM_DEFAULT_P;
 	TABLE_NAME.cgemm_p = CGEMM_DEFAULT_P;
 	TABLE_NAME.zgemm_p = ZGEMM_DEFAULT_P;
 
-#ifdef BUILD_HALF
-	TABLE_NAME.shgemm_r = SHGEMM_DEFAULT_R;
+#ifdef BUILD_BFLOAT16
+	TABLE_NAME.sbgemm_r = SBGEMM_DEFAULT_R;
 #endif
 	TABLE_NAME.sgemm_r = SGEMM_DEFAULT_R;
 	TABLE_NAME.dgemm_r = DGEMM_DEFAULT_R;
@@ -982,8 +982,8 @@ static void init_parameter(void) {
 	TABLE_NAME.zgemm_r = ZGEMM_DEFAULT_R;
 
 
-#ifdef BUILD_HALF
-	TABLE_NAME.shgemm_q = SHGEMM_DEFAULT_Q;
+#ifdef BUILD_BFLOAT16
+	TABLE_NAME.sbgemm_q = SBGEMM_DEFAULT_Q;
 #endif
 	TABLE_NAME.sgemm_q = SGEMM_DEFAULT_Q;
 	TABLE_NAME.dgemm_q = DGEMM_DEFAULT_Q;
@@ -1124,10 +1124,10 @@ static void init_parameter(void) {
   (void) l2; /* dirty trick to suppress unused variable warning for targets */
              /* where the GEMM unrolling parameters do not depend on l2 */
   
-#ifdef BUILD_HALF
-  TABLE_NAME.shgemm_p = SHGEMM_DEFAULT_P;
-  TABLE_NAME.shgemm_r = SHGEMM_DEFAULT_R;
-  TABLE_NAME.shgemm_q = SHGEMM_DEFAULT_Q;
+#ifdef BUILD_BFLOAT16
+  TABLE_NAME.sbgemm_p = SBGEMM_DEFAULT_P;
+  TABLE_NAME.sbgemm_r = SBGEMM_DEFAULT_R;
+  TABLE_NAME.sbgemm_q = SBGEMM_DEFAULT_Q;
 #endif
 #if  (BUILD_SINGLE==1) || (BUILD_COMPLEX==1)
   TABLE_NAME.sgemm_q = SGEMM_DEFAULT_Q;