diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c324e2241..7bfd74cc1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ if (NOT NO_LAPACK)
   list(APPEND SUBDIRS lapack)
 endif ()
 
-if (NOT DEFINED BUILD_HALF)
- set (BUILD_HALF false)
+if (NOT DEFINED BUILD_BFLOAT16)
+ set (BUILD_BFLOAT16 false)
 endif ()
 # set which float types we want to build for
 if (NOT DEFINED BUILD_SINGLE AND NOT DEFINED BUILD_DOUBLE AND NOT DEFINED BUILD_COMPLEX AND NOT DEFINED BUILD_COMPLEX16)
   # if none are defined, build for all
-#  set(BUILD_HALF true)
+#  set(BUILD_BFLOAT16 true)
   set(BUILD_SINGLE true)
   set(BUILD_DOUBLE true)
   set(BUILD_COMPLEX true)
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ if (BUILD_COMPLEX16)
   list(APPEND FLOAT_TYPES "ZCOMPLEX") # defines COMPLEX and DOUBLE
 endif ()
 
-if (BUILD_HALF)
-  message(STATUS "Building Half Precision")
-  list(APPEND FLOAT_TYPES "HALF") # defines nothing
+if (BUILD_BFLOAT16)
+    message(STATUS "Building BFloat16  Precision")
+    list(APPEND FLOAT_TYPES "BFLOAT16") # defines nothing
 endif ()
 
 if (NOT DEFINED CORE OR "${CORE}" STREQUAL "UNKNOWN")
diff --git a/Makefile.rule b/Makefile.rule
index 2c12177ee..afec6eab3 100644
--- a/Makefile.rule
+++ b/Makefile.rule
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ COMMON_PROF = -pg
 
 
 # If you want to enable the experimental BFLOAT16 support
-# BUILD_HALF = 1
+# BUILD_BFLOAT16 = 1
 #
 #  End of user configuration
 #
diff --git a/Makefile.system b/Makefile.system
index d7e71d00a..9d13e8d3a 100644
--- a/Makefile.system
+++ b/Makefile.system
@@ -1209,8 +1209,8 @@ ifeq ($(USE_TLS), 1)
 CCOMMON_OPT += -DUSE_TLS
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF), 1)
-CCOMMON_OPT += -DBUILD_HALF
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16), 1)
+CCOMMON_OPT += -DBUILD_BFLOAT16
 endif
 
 CCOMMON_OPT += -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\"
@@ -1486,10 +1486,10 @@ export KERNELDIR
 export FUNCTION_PROFILE
 export TARGET_CORE
 export NO_AVX512
-export BUILD_HALF
+export BUILD_BFLOAT16
 
-export SHGEMM_UNROLL_M
-export SHGEMM_UNROLL_N
+export SBGEMM_UNROLL_M
+export SBGEMM_UNROLL_N
 export SGEMM_UNROLL_M
 export SGEMM_UNROLL_N
 export DGEMM_UNROLL_M
diff --git a/Makefile.tail b/Makefile.tail
index 39902982b..92152ac54 100644
--- a/Makefile.tail
+++ b/Makefile.tail
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-SHBLASOBJS_P = $(SHBLASOBJS:.$(SUFFIX)=.$(PSUFFIX))
+SBBLASOBJS_P = $(SBBLASOBJS:.$(SUFFIX)=.$(PSUFFIX))
 SBLASOBJS_P = $(SBLASOBJS:.$(SUFFIX)=.$(PSUFFIX))
 DBLASOBJS_P = $(DBLASOBJS:.$(SUFFIX)=.$(PSUFFIX))
 QBLASOBJS_P = $(QBLASOBJS:.$(SUFFIX)=.$(PSUFFIX))
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ COMMONOBJS_P = $(COMMONOBJS:.$(SUFFIX)=.$(PSUFFIX))
 
 HPLOBJS_P   = $(HPLOBJS:.$(SUFFIX)=.$(PSUFFIX))
 
-BLASOBJS    = $(SHBLASOBJS)  $(SBLASOBJS)   $(DBLASOBJS)   $(CBLASOBJS)   $(ZBLASOBJS)
-BLASOBJS_P  = $(SHBLASOBJS_P) $(SBLASOBJS_P) $(DBLASOBJS_P) $(CBLASOBJS_P) $(ZBLASOBJS_P)
+BLASOBJS    = $(SBBLASOBJS)  $(SBLASOBJS)   $(DBLASOBJS)   $(CBLASOBJS)   $(ZBLASOBJS)
+BLASOBJS_P  = $(SBBLASOBJS_P) $(SBLASOBJS_P) $(DBLASOBJS_P) $(CBLASOBJS_P) $(ZBLASOBJS_P)
 
 ifdef EXPRECISION
 BLASOBJS   += $(QBLASOBJS)   $(XBLASOBJS)
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ BLASOBJS   += $(QBLASOBJS)   $(XBLASOBJS)
 BLASOBJS_P += $(QBLASOBJS_P) $(XBLASOBJS_P)
 endif
 
-$(SHBLASOBJS) $(SHBLASOBJS_P) : override CFLAGS += -DHALF -UDOUBLE  -UCOMPLEX
+$(SBBLASOBJS) $(SBBLASOBJS_P) : override CFLAGS += -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE  -UCOMPLEX
 $(SBLASOBJS) $(SBLASOBJS_P) : override CFLAGS += -UDOUBLE  -UCOMPLEX
 $(DBLASOBJS) $(DBLASOBJS_P) : override CFLAGS += -DDOUBLE  -UCOMPLEX
 $(QBLASOBJS) $(QBLASOBJS_P) : override CFLAGS += -DXDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ $(CBLASOBJS) $(CBLASOBJS_P) : override CFLAGS += -UDOUBLE  -DCOMPLEX
 $(ZBLASOBJS) $(ZBLASOBJS_P) : override CFLAGS += -DDOUBLE  -DCOMPLEX
 $(XBLASOBJS) $(XBLASOBJS_P) : override CFLAGS += -DXDOUBLE -DCOMPLEX
 
-$(SHBLASOBJS_P) : override CFLAGS += -DPROFILE $(COMMON_PROF)
+$(SBBLASOBJS_P) : override CFLAGS += -DPROFILE $(COMMON_PROF)
 $(SBLASOBJS_P) : override CFLAGS += -DPROFILE $(COMMON_PROF)
 $(DBLASOBJS_P) : override CFLAGS += -DPROFILE $(COMMON_PROF)
 $(QBLASOBJS_P) : override CFLAGS += -DPROFILE $(COMMON_PROF)
diff --git a/benchmark/Makefile b/benchmark/Makefile
index 2f70ceaf3..8aa6f89c3 100644
--- a/benchmark/Makefile
+++ b/benchmark/Makefile
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ else
 GOTO_LAPACK_TARGETS=
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF),1)
-GOTO_HALF_TARGETS=shgemm.goto
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16),1)
+GOTO_BFLOAT16_TARGETS=sbgemm.goto
 else
-GOTO_HALF_TARGETS=
+GOTO_BFLOAT16_TARGETS=
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(OSNAME), WINNT)
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ goto :: slinpack.goto dlinpack.goto clinpack.goto zlinpack.goto \
        sgetri.goto dgetri.goto cgetri.goto zgetri.goto \
        spotrf.goto dpotrf.goto cpotrf.goto zpotrf.goto \
        ssymm.goto dsymm.goto csymm.goto zsymm.goto \
-       saxpby.goto daxpby.goto caxpby.goto zaxpby.goto $(GOTO_HALF_TARGETS)
+       saxpby.goto daxpby.goto caxpby.goto zaxpby.goto $(GOTO_BFLOAT16_TARGETS)
 
 acml :: slinpack.acml dlinpack.acml clinpack.acml zlinpack.acml \
        scholesky.acml dcholesky.acml ccholesky.acml zcholesky.acml \
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ goto :: sgemm.goto dgemm.goto cgemm.goto zgemm.goto \
        samin.goto damin.goto camin.goto zamin.goto \
        smin.goto dmin.goto \
        saxpby.goto daxpby.goto caxpby.goto zaxpby.goto \
-       snrm2.goto dnrm2.goto scnrm2.goto dznrm2.goto $(GOTO_LAPACK_TARGETS) $(GOTO_HALF_TARGETS)
+       snrm2.goto dnrm2.goto scnrm2.goto dznrm2.goto $(GOTO_LAPACK_TARGETS) $(GOTO_BFLOAT16_TARGETS)
 
 acml :: slinpack.acml dlinpack.acml clinpack.acml zlinpack.acml \
        scholesky.acml dcholesky.acml ccholesky.acml zcholesky.acml \
@@ -620,8 +620,8 @@ zcholesky.essl : zcholesky.$(SUFFIX)
 	-$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $(@F) $^ $(LIBESSL) $(CEXTRALIB) $(EXTRALIB) $(FEXTRALIB)
 
 ##################################### Sgemm ####################################################
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF),1)
-shgemm.goto : shgemm.$(SUFFIX) ../$(LIBNAME)
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16),1)
+sbgemm.goto : sbgemm.$(SUFFIX) ../$(LIBNAME)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $(@F) $^ $(CEXTRALIB) $(EXTRALIB) $(FEXTRALIB) -lm
 endif
 
@@ -2927,9 +2927,9 @@ ccholesky.$(SUFFIX) : cholesky.c
 zcholesky.$(SUFFIX) : cholesky.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -DCOMPLEX -DDOUBLE -o $(@F) $^
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF),1)
-shgemm.$(SUFFIX) : gemm.c
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -DHALF -UCOMPLEX -UDOUBLE -o $(@F) $^
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16),1)
+sbgemm.$(SUFFIX) : gemm.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -DBFLOAT16 -UCOMPLEX -UDOUBLE -o $(@F) $^
 endif
 
 sgemm.$(SUFFIX) : gemm.c
diff --git a/benchmark/gemm.c b/benchmark/gemm.c
index d2235330b..195d17d33 100644
--- a/benchmark/gemm.c
+++ b/benchmark/gemm.c
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #ifdef DOUBLE
 #define GEMM   BLASFUNC(dgemm)
-#elif defined(HALF)
-#define GEMM   BLASFUNC(shgemm)
+#elif defined(BFLOAT16)
+#define GEMM   BLASFUNC(sbgemm)
 #else
 #define GEMM   BLASFUNC(sgemm)
 #endif
diff --git a/cmake/kernel.cmake b/cmake/kernel.cmake
index 4b505a102..87a3dcb2c 100644
--- a/cmake/kernel.cmake
+++ b/cmake/kernel.cmake
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ macro(SetDefaultL1)
   set(ZSUMKERNEL zsum.S)
   set(QSUMKERNEL sum.S)
   set(XSUMKERNEL zsum.S)
-if (BUILD_HALF)
+if (BUILD_BFLOAT16)
   set(SHAMINKERNEL ../arm/amin.c)
   set(SHAMAXKERNEL ../arm/amax.c)
   set(SHMAXKERNEL ../arm/max.c)
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ macro(SetDefaultL2)
   set(XHEMV_L_KERNEL ../generic/zhemv_k.c)
   set(XHEMV_V_KERNEL ../generic/zhemv_k.c)
   set(XHEMV_M_KERNEL ../generic/zhemv_k.c)
-if (BUILD_HALF)
+if (BUILD_BFLOAT16)
   set(SHGEMVNKERNEL ../arm/gemv_n.c)
   set(SHGEMVTKERNEL ../arm/gemv_t.c)
   set(SHGERKERNEL ../generic/ger.c)
@@ -193,18 +193,18 @@ macro(SetDefaultL3)
   set(DGEADD_KERNEL ../generic/geadd.c)
   set(CGEADD_KERNEL ../generic/zgeadd.c)
   set(ZGEADD_KERNEL ../generic/zgeadd.c)
-if (BUILD_HALF)
+if (BUILD_BFLOAT16)
   set(SHGEADD_KERNEL ../generic/geadd.c)
-  set(SHGEMMKERNEL ../generic/gemmkernel_2x2.c)
-  set(SHGEMM_BETA  ../generic/gemm_beta.c)
-  set(SHGEMMINCOPY ../generic/gemm_ncopy_2.c)
-  set(SHGEMMITCOPY ../generic/gemm_tcopy_2.c)
-  set(SHGEMMONCOPY ../generic/gemm_ncopy_2.c)
-  set(SHGEMMOTCOPY ../generic/gemm_tcopy_2.c)
-  set(SHGEMMINCOPYOBJ shgemm_incopy.o)
-  set(SHGEMMITCOPYOBJ shgemm_itcopy.o)
-  set(SHGEMMONCOPYOBJ shgemm_oncopy.o)
-  set(SHGEMMOTCOPYOBJ shgemm_otcopy.o)
+  set(SBGEMMKERNEL ../generic/gemmkernel_2x2.c)
+  set(SBGEMM_BETA  ../generic/gemm_beta.c)
+  set(SBGEMMINCOPY ../generic/gemm_ncopy_2.c)
+  set(SBGEMMITCOPY ../generic/gemm_tcopy_2.c)
+  set(SBGEMMONCOPY ../generic/gemm_ncopy_2.c)
+  set(SBGEMMOTCOPY ../generic/gemm_tcopy_2.c)
+  set(SBGEMMINCOPYOBJ sbgemm_incopy.o)
+  set(SBGEMMITCOPYOBJ sbgemm_itcopy.o)
+  set(SBGEMMONCOPYOBJ sbgemm_oncopy.o)
+  set(SBGEMMOTCOPYOBJ sbgemm_otcopy.o)
 endif ()
 
 endmacro ()
diff --git a/cmake/prebuild.cmake b/cmake/prebuild.cmake
index 3b2a9d6a2..f40304c09 100644
--- a/cmake/prebuild.cmake
+++ b/cmake/prebuild.cmake
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 # HAVE_SSE2
 # HAVE_SSE3
 # MAKE
-# SHGEMM_UNROLL_M
-# SHGEMM_UNROLL_N
+# SBGEMM_UNROLL_M
+# SBGEMM_UNROLL_N
 # SGEMM_UNROLL_M
 # SGEMM_UNROLL_N
 # DGEMM_UNROLL_M
@@ -471,8 +471,8 @@ endif ()
     set(ZGEMM_UNROLL_N 2)
     set(SYMV_P 8)
   endif()
-  set(SHGEMM_UNROLL_M 8)
-  set(SHGEMM_UNROLL_N 4)
+  set(SBGEMM_UNROLL_M 8)
+  set(SBGEMM_UNROLL_N 4)
 
   # Or should this actually be NUM_CORES?
   if (${NUM_THREADS} GREATER 0)
diff --git a/cmake/system.cmake b/cmake/system.cmake
index d8dcc3cf3..06eb34c8c 100644
--- a/cmake/system.cmake
+++ b/cmake/system.cmake
@@ -548,8 +548,8 @@ endif ()
 #export FUNCTION_PROFILE
 #export TARGET_CORE
 #
-#export SHGEMM_UNROLL_M
-#export SHGEMM_UNROLL_N
+#export SBGEMM_UNROLL_M
+#export SBGEMM_UNROLL_N
 #export SGEMM_UNROLL_M
 #export SGEMM_UNROLL_N
 #export DGEMM_UNROLL_M
diff --git a/cmake/utils.cmake b/cmake/utils.cmake
index 1c21e776e..8f25c1b27 100644
--- a/cmake/utils.cmake
+++ b/cmake/utils.cmake
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ function(GenerateNamedObjects sources_in)
   if (complex_only)
     list(REMOVE_ITEM float_list "SINGLE")
     list(REMOVE_ITEM float_list "DOUBLE")
-    list(REMOVE_ITEM float_list "HALF")
+    list(REMOVE_ITEM float_list "BFLOAT16")
   elseif (real_only)
     list(REMOVE_ITEM float_list "COMPLEX")
     list(REMOVE_ITEM float_list "ZCOMPLEX")
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ function(GenerateNamedObjects sources_in)
       if (NOT no_float_type)
         string(SUBSTRING ${float_type} 0 1 float_char)
         string(TOLOWER ${float_char} float_char)
-	if (${float_type} STREQUAL "HALF")
-		set (float_char "sh")
+	if (${float_type} STREQUAL "BFLOAT16")
+		set (float_char "sb")
 	endif ()
       endif ()
 
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ function(GenerateNamedObjects sources_in)
       if (${float_type} STREQUAL "DOUBLE" OR ${float_type} STREQUAL "ZCOMPLEX")
         list(APPEND obj_defines "DOUBLE")
       endif ()
-      if (${float_type} STREQUAL "HALF")
-        list(APPEND obj_defines "HALF")
+      if (${float_type} STREQUAL "BFLOAT16")
+        list(APPEND obj_defines "BFLOAT16")
       endif ()
       if (${float_type} STREQUAL "COMPLEX" OR ${float_type} STREQUAL "ZCOMPLEX")
         list(APPEND obj_defines "COMPLEX")
diff --git a/common.h b/common.h
index d6637abe4..ef2a42985 100644
--- a/common.h
+++ b/common.h
@@ -257,9 +257,9 @@ typedef long BLASLONG;
 typedef unsigned long BLASULONG;
 #endif
 
-#ifndef BFLOAT16
+#ifndef BUILD_IN_BFLOAT16
 typedef unsigned short bfloat16;
-#define HALFCONVERSION 1
+#define BFLOAT16CONVERSION 1
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE64BITINT
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ typedef int blasint;
 #define SIZE	8
 #define  BASE_SHIFT 3
 #define ZBASE_SHIFT 4
-#elif defined(HALF)
+#elif defined(BFLOAT16)
 #define IFLOAT	bfloat16
 #define XFLOAT IFLOAT
 #define FLOAT	float
diff --git a/common_interface.h b/common_interface.h
index 78f5be6b0..fddc06184 100644
--- a/common_interface.h
+++ b/common_interface.h
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ void BLASFUNC(xhbmv)(char *, blasint *, blasint *, xdouble *, xdouble *, blasint
 
 /* Level 3 routines */
 
-void BLASFUNC(shgemm)(char *, char *, blasint *, blasint *, blasint *, float *,
+void BLASFUNC(sbgemm)(char *, char *, blasint *, blasint *, blasint *, float *,
 	   bfloat16 *, blasint *, bfloat16 *, blasint *, float *, float *, blasint *);
 void BLASFUNC(sgemm)(char *, char *, blasint *, blasint *, blasint *, float *,
 	   float  *, blasint *, float  *, blasint *, float  *, float  *, blasint *);
diff --git a/common_level3.h b/common_level3.h
index 4e44a5e73..36b2f168c 100644
--- a/common_level3.h
+++ b/common_level3.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ extern void sgemm_kernel_direct(BLASLONG M, BLASLONG N, BLASLONG K,
 extern int sgemm_kernel_direct_performant(BLASLONG M, BLASLONG N, BLASLONG K);
 
 
-int shgemm_beta(BLASLONG, BLASLONG, BLASLONG, float,
+int sbgemm_beta(BLASLONG, BLASLONG, BLASLONG, float,
 	       bfloat16 *, BLASLONG, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG, float *, BLASLONG);
 int sgemm_beta(BLASLONG, BLASLONG, BLASLONG, float,
 	       float  *, BLASLONG, float   *, BLASLONG, float  *, BLASLONG);
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ int xgemm_beta(BLASLONG, BLASLONG, BLASLONG, xdouble *,
 	       xdouble *, BLASLONG, xdouble  *, BLASLONG, xdouble *, BLASLONG);
 #endif
 
-int shgemm_incopy(BLASLONG m, BLASLONG n, bfloat16 *a, BLASLONG lda, bfloat16 *b);
-int shgemm_itcopy(BLASLONG m, BLASLONG n, bfloat16 *a, BLASLONG lda, bfloat16 *b);
-int shgemm_oncopy(BLASLONG m, BLASLONG n, bfloat16 *a, BLASLONG lda, bfloat16 *b);
-int shgemm_otcopy(BLASLONG m, BLASLONG n, bfloat16 *a, BLASLONG lda, bfloat16 *b);
+int sbgemm_incopy(BLASLONG m, BLASLONG n, bfloat16 *a, BLASLONG lda, bfloat16 *b);
+int sbgemm_itcopy(BLASLONG m, BLASLONG n, bfloat16 *a, BLASLONG lda, bfloat16 *b);
+int sbgemm_oncopy(BLASLONG m, BLASLONG n, bfloat16 *a, BLASLONG lda, bfloat16 *b);
+int sbgemm_otcopy(BLASLONG m, BLASLONG n, bfloat16 *a, BLASLONG lda, bfloat16 *b);
 int sgemm_incopy(BLASLONG m, BLASLONG n, float *a, BLASLONG lda, float *b);
 int sgemm_itcopy(BLASLONG m, BLASLONG n, float *a, BLASLONG lda, float *b);
 int sgemm_oncopy(BLASLONG m, BLASLONG n, float *a, BLASLONG lda, float *b);
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ int xher2k_kernel_UC(BLASLONG m, BLASLONG n, BLASLONG k, xdouble alpha_r, xdoubl
 int xher2k_kernel_LN(BLASLONG m, BLASLONG n, BLASLONG k, xdouble alpha_r, xdouble alpha_i, xdouble *a, xdouble *b, xdouble *c, BLASLONG ldc, BLASLONG offset, int flag);
 int xher2k_kernel_LC(BLASLONG m, BLASLONG n, BLASLONG k, xdouble alpha_r, xdouble alpha_i, xdouble *a, xdouble *b, xdouble *c, BLASLONG ldc, BLASLONG offset, int flag);
 
-int shgemm_kernel(BLASLONG, BLASLONG, BLASLONG, float,  bfloat16 *, bfloat16 *, float *, BLASLONG);
+int sbgemm_kernel(BLASLONG, BLASLONG, BLASLONG, float,  bfloat16 *, bfloat16 *, float *, BLASLONG);
 int sgemm_kernel(BLASLONG, BLASLONG, BLASLONG, float,  float  *, float  *, float  *, BLASLONG);
 int dgemm_kernel(BLASLONG, BLASLONG, BLASLONG, double, double *, double *, double *, BLASLONG);
 
@@ -534,10 +534,10 @@ int cgemm3m_kernel(BLASLONG, BLASLONG, BLASLONG, float,  float,  float  *, float
 int zgemm3m_kernel(BLASLONG, BLASLONG, BLASLONG, double, double, double *, double *, double *, BLASLONG);
 int xgemm3m_kernel(BLASLONG, BLASLONG, BLASLONG, xdouble, xdouble, xdouble *, xdouble *, xdouble *, BLASLONG);
 
-int shgemm_nn(blas_arg_t *, BLASLONG *, BLASLONG *, bfloat16 *, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG);
-int shgemm_nt(blas_arg_t *, BLASLONG *, BLASLONG *, bfloat16 *, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG);
-int shgemm_tn(blas_arg_t *, BLASLONG *, BLASLONG *, bfloat16 *, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG);
-int shgemm_tt(blas_arg_t *, BLASLONG *, BLASLONG *, bfloat16 *, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG);
+int sbgemm_nn(blas_arg_t *, BLASLONG *, BLASLONG *, bfloat16 *, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG);
+int sbgemm_nt(blas_arg_t *, BLASLONG *, BLASLONG *, bfloat16 *, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG);
+int sbgemm_tn(blas_arg_t *, BLASLONG *, BLASLONG *, bfloat16 *, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG);
+int sbgemm_tt(blas_arg_t *, BLASLONG *, BLASLONG *, bfloat16 *, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG);
 
 int sgemm_nn(blas_arg_t *, BLASLONG *, BLASLONG *, float *, float *, BLASLONG);
 int sgemm_nt(blas_arg_t *, BLASLONG *, BLASLONG *, float *, float *, BLASLONG);
@@ -631,10 +631,10 @@ int xgemm_cr(blas_arg_t *, BLASLONG *, BLASLONG *, xdouble *, xdouble *, BLASLON
 int xgemm_cc(blas_arg_t *, BLASLONG *, BLASLONG *, xdouble *, xdouble *, BLASLONG);
 #endif
 
-int shgemm_thread_nn(blas_arg_t *, BLASLONG *, BLASLONG *, bfloat16 *, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG);
-int shgemm_thread_nt(blas_arg_t *, BLASLONG *, BLASLONG *, bfloat16 *, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG);
-int shgemm_thread_tn(blas_arg_t *, BLASLONG *, BLASLONG *, bfloat16 *, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG);
-int shgemm_thread_tt(blas_arg_t *, BLASLONG *, BLASLONG *, bfloat16 *, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG);
+int sbgemm_thread_nn(blas_arg_t *, BLASLONG *, BLASLONG *, bfloat16 *, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG);
+int sbgemm_thread_nt(blas_arg_t *, BLASLONG *, BLASLONG *, bfloat16 *, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG);
+int sbgemm_thread_tn(blas_arg_t *, BLASLONG *, BLASLONG *, bfloat16 *, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG);
+int sbgemm_thread_tt(blas_arg_t *, BLASLONG *, BLASLONG *, bfloat16 *, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG);
 
 int sgemm_thread_nn(blas_arg_t *, BLASLONG *, BLASLONG *, float *, float *, BLASLONG);
 int sgemm_thread_nt(blas_arg_t *, BLASLONG *, BLASLONG *, float *, float *, BLASLONG);
diff --git a/common_macro.h b/common_macro.h
index 8fe1f156f..02a7477b9 100644
--- a/common_macro.h
+++ b/common_macro.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #ifndef COMMON_MACRO
 #define COMMON_MACRO
 
-#include "common_sh.h"
+#include "common_sb.h"
 #include "common_s.h"
 #include "common_d.h"
 #include "common_q.h"
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@
 
 #define GEADD_K                 DGEADD_K
 
-#elif defined(HALF)
+#elif defined(BFLOAT16)
 
 #define	AMAX_K			SAMAX_K
 #define	AMIN_K			SAMIN_K
@@ -676,32 +676,32 @@
 #define NRM2_K    SNRM2_K
 #define SYMV_THREAD_U		SSYMV_THREAD_U
 #define SYMV_THREAD_L		SSYMV_THREAD_L
-#define GEMM_BETA               SHGEMM_BETA
-#define	GEMM_KERNEL_N		SHGEMM_KERNEL
-#define	GEMM_KERNEL_L		SHGEMM_KERNEL
-#define	GEMM_KERNEL_R		SHGEMM_KERNEL
-#define	GEMM_KERNEL_B		SHGEMM_KERNEL
+#define GEMM_BETA               SBGEMM_BETA
+#define	GEMM_KERNEL_N		SBGEMM_KERNEL
+#define	GEMM_KERNEL_L		SBGEMM_KERNEL
+#define	GEMM_KERNEL_R		SBGEMM_KERNEL
+#define	GEMM_KERNEL_B		SBGEMM_KERNEL
 
-#define	GEMM_NN			SHGEMM_NN
-#define	GEMM_CN			SHGEMM_TN
-#define	GEMM_TN			SHGEMM_TN
-#define	GEMM_NC			SHGEMM_NT
-#define	GEMM_NT			SHGEMM_NT
-#define	GEMM_CC			SHGEMM_TT
-#define	GEMM_CT			SHGEMM_TT
-#define	GEMM_TC			SHGEMM_TT
-#define	GEMM_TT			SHGEMM_TT
-#define	GEMM_NR			SHGEMM_NN
-#define	GEMM_TR			SHGEMM_TN
-#define	GEMM_CR			SHGEMM_TN
-#define	GEMM_RN			SHGEMM_NN
-#define	GEMM_RT			SHGEMM_NT
-#define	GEMM_RC			SHGEMM_NT
-#define	GEMM_RR			SHGEMM_NN
-#define	GEMM_ONCOPY		SHGEMM_ONCOPY
-#define	GEMM_OTCOPY		SHGEMM_OTCOPY
-#define	GEMM_INCOPY		SHGEMM_INCOPY
-#define	GEMM_ITCOPY		SHGEMM_ITCOPY
+#define	GEMM_NN			SBGEMM_NN
+#define	GEMM_CN			SBGEMM_TN
+#define	GEMM_TN			SBGEMM_TN
+#define	GEMM_NC			SBGEMM_NT
+#define	GEMM_NT			SBGEMM_NT
+#define	GEMM_CC			SBGEMM_TT
+#define	GEMM_CT			SBGEMM_TT
+#define	GEMM_TC			SBGEMM_TT
+#define	GEMM_TT			SBGEMM_TT
+#define	GEMM_NR			SBGEMM_NN
+#define	GEMM_TR			SBGEMM_TN
+#define	GEMM_CR			SBGEMM_TN
+#define	GEMM_RN			SBGEMM_NN
+#define	GEMM_RT			SBGEMM_NT
+#define	GEMM_RC			SBGEMM_NT
+#define	GEMM_RR			SBGEMM_NN
+#define	GEMM_ONCOPY		SBGEMM_ONCOPY
+#define	GEMM_OTCOPY		SBGEMM_OTCOPY
+#define	GEMM_INCOPY		SBGEMM_INCOPY
+#define	GEMM_ITCOPY		SBGEMM_ITCOPY
 #define SYMM_THREAD_LU          SSYMM_THREAD_LU
 #define SYMM_THREAD_LL          SSYMM_THREAD_LL
 #define SYMM_THREAD_RU          SSYMM_THREAD_RU
@@ -717,22 +717,22 @@
 #define HEMM_THREAD_RU          SHEMM_THREAD_RU
 #define HEMM_THREAD_RL          SHEMM_THREAD_RL
 
-#define	GEMM_THREAD_NN		SHGEMM_THREAD_NN
-#define	GEMM_THREAD_CN		SHGEMM_THREAD_TN
-#define	GEMM_THREAD_TN		SHGEMM_THREAD_TN
-#define	GEMM_THREAD_NC		SHGEMM_THREAD_NT
-#define	GEMM_THREAD_NT		SHGEMM_THREAD_NT
-#define	GEMM_THREAD_CC		SHGEMM_THREAD_TT
-#define	GEMM_THREAD_CT		SHGEMM_THREAD_TT
-#define	GEMM_THREAD_TC		SHGEMM_THREAD_TT
-#define	GEMM_THREAD_TT		SHGEMM_THREAD_TT
-#define	GEMM_THREAD_NR		SHGEMM_THREAD_NN
-#define	GEMM_THREAD_TR		SHGEMM_THREAD_TN
-#define	GEMM_THREAD_CR		SHGEMM_THREAD_TN
-#define	GEMM_THREAD_RN		SHGEMM_THREAD_NN
-#define	GEMM_THREAD_RT		SHGEMM_THREAD_NT
-#define	GEMM_THREAD_RC		SHGEMM_THREAD_NT
-#define	GEMM_THREAD_RR		SHGEMM_THREAD_NN
+#define	GEMM_THREAD_NN		SBGEMM_THREAD_NN
+#define	GEMM_THREAD_CN		SBGEMM_THREAD_TN
+#define	GEMM_THREAD_TN		SBGEMM_THREAD_TN
+#define	GEMM_THREAD_NC		SBGEMM_THREAD_NT
+#define	GEMM_THREAD_NT		SBGEMM_THREAD_NT
+#define	GEMM_THREAD_CC		SBGEMM_THREAD_TT
+#define	GEMM_THREAD_CT		SBGEMM_THREAD_TT
+#define	GEMM_THREAD_TC		SBGEMM_THREAD_TT
+#define	GEMM_THREAD_TT		SBGEMM_THREAD_TT
+#define	GEMM_THREAD_NR		SBGEMM_THREAD_NN
+#define	GEMM_THREAD_TR		SBGEMM_THREAD_TN
+#define	GEMM_THREAD_CR		SBGEMM_THREAD_TN
+#define	GEMM_THREAD_RN		SBGEMM_THREAD_NN
+#define	GEMM_THREAD_RT		SBGEMM_THREAD_NT
+#define	GEMM_THREAD_RC		SBGEMM_THREAD_NT
+#define	GEMM_THREAD_RR		SBGEMM_THREAD_NN
 
 #ifdef UNIT
 
@@ -2485,9 +2485,9 @@
 #if defined(ARCH_X86) || defined(ARCH_X86_64) || defined(ARCH_IA64) || defined(ARCH_MIPS64) || defined(ARCH_ARM64)
 extern BLASLONG gemm_offset_a;
 extern BLASLONG gemm_offset_b;
-extern BLASLONG shgemm_p;
-extern BLASLONG shgemm_q;
-extern BLASLONG shgemm_r;
+extern BLASLONG sbgemm_p;
+extern BLASLONG sbgemm_q;
+extern BLASLONG sbgemm_r;
 extern BLASLONG sgemm_p;
 extern BLASLONG sgemm_q;
 extern BLASLONG sgemm_r;
diff --git a/common_param.h b/common_param.h
index c92609a76..7f7873a9d 100644
--- a/common_param.h
+++ b/common_param.h
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ typedef struct {
   int dtb_entries;
   int offsetA, offsetB, align;
 
-#ifdef BUILD_HALF
-  int shgemm_p, shgemm_q, shgemm_r;
-  int shgemm_unroll_m, shgemm_unroll_n, shgemm_unroll_mn;
+#ifdef BUILD_BFLOAT16
+  int sbgemm_p, sbgemm_q, sbgemm_r;
+  int sbgemm_unroll_m, sbgemm_unroll_n, sbgemm_unroll_mn;
 
   float  (*shamax_k) (BLASLONG, float *, BLASLONG);
   float  (*shamin_k) (BLASLONG, float *, BLASLONG);
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ BLASLONG (*ishmin_k) (BLASLONG, float *, BLASLONG);
   int    (*shsymv_L) (BLASLONG, BLASLONG, float,  float  *, BLASLONG, float  *, BLASLONG, float  *, BLASLONG, float *);
   int    (*shsymv_U) (BLASLONG, BLASLONG, float,  float  *, BLASLONG, float  *, BLASLONG, float  *, BLASLONG, float *);
 
-  int    (*shgemm_kernel   )(BLASLONG, BLASLONG, BLASLONG, float, bfloat16 *, bfloat16 *, float *, BLASLONG);
-  int    (*shgemm_beta     )(BLASLONG, BLASLONG, BLASLONG, float, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG, float *, BLASLONG);
+  int    (*sbgemm_kernel   )(BLASLONG, BLASLONG, BLASLONG, float, bfloat16 *, bfloat16 *, float *, BLASLONG);
+  int    (*sbgemm_beta     )(BLASLONG, BLASLONG, BLASLONG, float, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG, float *, BLASLONG);
 
-  int    (*shgemm_incopy   )(BLASLONG, BLASLONG, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG, bfloat16 *);
-  int    (*shgemm_itcopy   )(BLASLONG, BLASLONG, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG, bfloat16 *);
-  int    (*shgemm_oncopy   )(BLASLONG, BLASLONG, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG, bfloat16 *);
-  int    (*shgemm_otcopy   )(BLASLONG, BLASLONG, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG, bfloat16 *);
+  int    (*sbgemm_incopy   )(BLASLONG, BLASLONG, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG, bfloat16 *);
+  int    (*sbgemm_itcopy   )(BLASLONG, BLASLONG, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG, bfloat16 *);
+  int    (*sbgemm_oncopy   )(BLASLONG, BLASLONG, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG, bfloat16 *);
+  int    (*sbgemm_otcopy   )(BLASLONG, BLASLONG, bfloat16 *, BLASLONG, bfloat16 *);
 
   int    (*shtrsm_kernel_LN)(BLASLONG, BLASLONG, BLASLONG, float, float *, float *, float *, BLASLONG, BLASLONG);
   int    (*shtrsm_kernel_LT)(BLASLONG, BLASLONG, BLASLONG, float, float *, float *, float *, BLASLONG, BLASLONG);
@@ -1002,13 +1002,13 @@ extern gotoblas_t *gotoblas;
 
 #define HAVE_EX_L2	gotoblas -> exclusive_cache
 
-#ifdef BUILD_HALF
-#define	SHGEMM_P		gotoblas -> shgemm_p
-#define	SHGEMM_Q		gotoblas -> shgemm_q
-#define	SHGEMM_R		gotoblas -> shgemm_r
-#define	SHGEMM_UNROLL_M	gotoblas -> shgemm_unroll_m
-#define	SHGEMM_UNROLL_N	gotoblas -> shgemm_unroll_n
-#define	SHGEMM_UNROLL_MN	gotoblas -> shgemm_unroll_mn
+#ifdef BUILD_BFLOAT16
+#define	SBGEMM_P		gotoblas -> sbgemm_p
+#define	SBGEMM_Q		gotoblas -> sbgemm_q
+#define	SBGEMM_R		gotoblas -> sbgemm_r
+#define	SBGEMM_UNROLL_M	gotoblas -> sbgemm_unroll_m
+#define	SBGEMM_UNROLL_N	gotoblas -> sbgemm_unroll_n
+#define	SBGEMM_UNROLL_MN	gotoblas -> sbgemm_unroll_mn
 #endif
 
 #define	SGEMM_P		gotoblas -> sgemm_p
@@ -1088,16 +1088,16 @@ extern gotoblas_t *gotoblas;
 #define HAVE_EX_L2	0
 #endif
 
-#ifdef BUILD_HALF
-#define	SHGEMM_P		SHGEMM_DEFAULT_P
-#define	SHGEMM_Q		SHGEMM_DEFAULT_Q
-#define	SHGEMM_R		SHGEMM_DEFAULT_R
-#define SHGEMM_UNROLL_M	SHGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M
-#define SHGEMM_UNROLL_N	SHGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N
-#ifdef  SHGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_MN
-#define SHGEMM_UNROLL_MN	SHGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_MN
+#ifdef BUILD_BFLOAT16
+#define	SBGEMM_P		SBGEMM_DEFAULT_P
+#define	SBGEMM_Q		SBGEMM_DEFAULT_Q
+#define	SBGEMM_R		SBGEMM_DEFAULT_R
+#define SBGEMM_UNROLL_M	SBGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M
+#define SBGEMM_UNROLL_N	SBGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N
+#ifdef  SBGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_MN
+#define SBGEMM_UNROLL_MN	SBGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_MN
 #else
-#define SHGEMM_UNROLL_MN	MAX((SHGEMM_UNROLL_M), (SHGEMM_UNROLL_N))
+#define SBGEMM_UNROLL_MN	MAX((SBGEMM_UNROLL_M), (SBGEMM_UNROLL_N))
 #endif
 #endif
 
@@ -1237,17 +1237,17 @@ extern gotoblas_t *gotoblas;
 #define GEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M	DGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M
 #define GEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N	DGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N
 #elif defined(HALF)
-#define GEMM_P			SHGEMM_P
-#define GEMM_Q			SHGEMM_Q
-#define GEMM_R			SHGEMM_R
-#define GEMM_UNROLL_M		SHGEMM_UNROLL_M
-#define GEMM_UNROLL_N		SHGEMM_UNROLL_N
-#define GEMM_UNROLL_MN		SHGEMM_UNROLL_MN
-#define GEMM_DEFAULT_P		SHGEMM_DEFAULT_P
-#define GEMM_DEFAULT_Q		SHGEMM_DEFAULT_Q
-#define GEMM_DEFAULT_R		SHGEMM_DEFAULT_R
-#define GEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M	SHGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M
-#define GEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N	SHGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N
+#define GEMM_P			SBGEMM_P
+#define GEMM_Q			SBGEMM_Q
+#define GEMM_R			SBGEMM_R
+#define GEMM_UNROLL_M		SBGEMM_UNROLL_M
+#define GEMM_UNROLL_N		SBGEMM_UNROLL_N
+#define GEMM_UNROLL_MN		SBGEMM_UNROLL_MN
+#define GEMM_DEFAULT_P		SBGEMM_DEFAULT_P
+#define GEMM_DEFAULT_Q		SBGEMM_DEFAULT_Q
+#define GEMM_DEFAULT_R		SBGEMM_DEFAULT_R
+#define GEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M	SBGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M
+#define GEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N	SBGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N
 #else
 #define GEMM_P			SGEMM_P
 #define GEMM_Q			SGEMM_Q
@@ -1333,8 +1333,8 @@ extern gotoblas_t *gotoblas;
 #define GEMM_THREAD gemm_thread_n
 #endif
 
-#ifndef SHGEMM_DEFAULT_R
-#define SHGEMM_DEFAULT_R (((BUFFER_SIZE - ((SHGEMM_DEFAULT_P * SHGEMM_DEFAULT_Q *  4 + GEMM_DEFAULT_OFFSET_A + GEMM_DEFAULT_ALIGN) & ~GEMM_DEFAULT_ALIGN)) / (SHGEMM_DEFAULT_Q *  4) - 15) & ~15UL)
+#ifndef SBGEMM_DEFAULT_R
+#define SBGEMM_DEFAULT_R (((BUFFER_SIZE - ((SBGEMM_DEFAULT_P * SBGEMM_DEFAULT_Q *  4 + GEMM_DEFAULT_OFFSET_A + GEMM_DEFAULT_ALIGN) & ~GEMM_DEFAULT_ALIGN)) / (SBGEMM_DEFAULT_Q *  4) - 15) & ~15UL)
 #endif
 
 #ifndef SGEMM_DEFAULT_R
diff --git a/common_sb.h b/common_sb.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fae8f5122
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common_sb.h
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#ifndef COMMON_SH_H
+#define COMMON_SH_H
+
+#ifndef DYNAMIC_ARCH
+
+#define	SBGEMM_ONCOPY		sbgemm_oncopy
+#define	SBGEMM_OTCOPY		sbgemm_otcopy
+
+#if SBGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M == sbgemm_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N
+#define	SBGEMM_INCOPY		sbgemm_oncopy
+#define	SBGEMM_ITCOPY		sbgemm_otcopy
+#else
+#define	SBGEMM_INCOPY		sbgemm_incopy
+#define	SBGEMM_ITCOPY		sbgemm_itcopy
+#endif
+#define	SBGEMM_BETA		sbgemm_beta
+#define SBGEMM_KERNEL            sbgemm_kernel
+
+#else
+
+#define	SBGEMM_ONCOPY		gotoblas -> sbgemm_oncopy
+#define	SBGEMM_OTCOPY		gotoblas -> sbgemm_otcopy
+#define	SBGEMM_INCOPY		gotoblas -> sbgemm_incopy
+#define	SBGEMM_ITCOPY		gotoblas -> sbgemm_itcopy
+#define	SBGEMM_BETA		gotoblas -> sbgemm_beta
+#define	SBGEMM_KERNEL		gotoblas -> sbgemm_kernel
+
+#endif
+
+#define	SBGEMM_NN		sbgemm_nn
+#define	SBGEMM_CN		sbgemm_tn
+#define	SBGEMM_TN		sbgemm_tn
+#define	SBGEMM_NC		sbgemm_nt
+#define	SBGEMM_NT		sbgemm_nt
+#define	SBGEMM_CC		sbgemm_tt
+#define	SBGEMM_CT		sbgemm_tt
+#define	SBGEMM_TC		sbgemm_tt
+#define	SBGEMM_TT		sbgemm_tt
+#define	SBGEMM_NR		sbgemm_nn
+#define	SBGEMM_TR		sbgemm_tn
+#define	SBGEMM_CR		sbgemm_tn
+#define	SBGEMM_RN		sbgemm_nn
+#define	SBGEMM_RT		sbgemm_nt
+#define	SBGEMM_RC		sbgemm_nt
+#define	SBGEMM_RR		sbgemm_nn
+
+#define	SBGEMM_THREAD_NN		sbgemm_thread_nn
+#define	SBGEMM_THREAD_CN		sbgemm_thread_tn
+#define	SBGEMM_THREAD_TN		sbgemm_thread_tn
+#define	SBGEMM_THREAD_NC		sbgemm_thread_nt
+#define	SBGEMM_THREAD_NT		sbgemm_thread_nt
+#define	SBGEMM_THREAD_CC		sbgemm_thread_tt
+#define	SBGEMM_THREAD_CT		sbgemm_thread_tt
+#define	SBGEMM_THREAD_TC		sbgemm_thread_tt
+#define	SBGEMM_THREAD_TT		sbgemm_thread_tt
+#define	SBGEMM_THREAD_NR		sbgemm_thread_nn
+#define	SBGEMM_THREAD_TR		sbgemm_thread_tn
+#define	SBGEMM_THREAD_CR		sbgemm_thread_tn
+#define	SBGEMM_THREAD_RN		sbgemm_thread_nn
+#define	SBGEMM_THREAD_RT		sbgemm_thread_nt
+#define	SBGEMM_THREAD_RC		sbgemm_thread_nt
+#define	SBGEMM_THREAD_RR		sbgemm_thread_nn
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/common_sh.h b/common_sh.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a0045762..000000000
--- a/common_sh.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef COMMON_SH_H
-#define COMMON_SH_H
-
-#ifndef DYNAMIC_ARCH
-
-#define	SHGEMM_ONCOPY		shgemm_oncopy
-#define	SHGEMM_OTCOPY		shgemm_otcopy
-
-#if SHGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M == SHGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N
-#define	SHGEMM_INCOPY		shgemm_oncopy
-#define	SHGEMM_ITCOPY		shgemm_otcopy
-#else
-#define	SHGEMM_INCOPY		shgemm_incopy
-#define	SHGEMM_ITCOPY		shgemm_itcopy
-#endif
-#define	SHGEMM_BETA		shgemm_beta
-#define SHGEMM_KERNEL            shgemm_kernel
-
-#else
-
-#define	SHGEMM_ONCOPY		gotoblas -> shgemm_oncopy
-#define	SHGEMM_OTCOPY		gotoblas -> shgemm_otcopy
-#define	SHGEMM_INCOPY		gotoblas -> shgemm_incopy
-#define	SHGEMM_ITCOPY		gotoblas -> shgemm_itcopy
-#define	SHGEMM_BETA		gotoblas -> shgemm_beta
-#define	SHGEMM_KERNEL		gotoblas -> shgemm_kernel
-
-#endif
-
-#define	SHGEMM_NN		shgemm_nn
-#define	SHGEMM_CN		shgemm_tn
-#define	SHGEMM_TN		shgemm_tn
-#define	SHGEMM_NC		shgemm_nt
-#define	SHGEMM_NT		shgemm_nt
-#define	SHGEMM_CC		shgemm_tt
-#define	SHGEMM_CT		shgemm_tt
-#define	SHGEMM_TC		shgemm_tt
-#define	SHGEMM_TT		shgemm_tt
-#define	SHGEMM_NR		shgemm_nn
-#define	SHGEMM_TR		shgemm_tn
-#define	SHGEMM_CR		shgemm_tn
-#define	SHGEMM_RN		shgemm_nn
-#define	SHGEMM_RT		shgemm_nt
-#define	SHGEMM_RC		shgemm_nt
-#define	SHGEMM_RR		shgemm_nn
-
-#define	SHGEMM_THREAD_NN		shgemm_thread_nn
-#define	SHGEMM_THREAD_CN		shgemm_thread_tn
-#define	SHGEMM_THREAD_TN		shgemm_thread_tn
-#define	SHGEMM_THREAD_NC		shgemm_thread_nt
-#define	SHGEMM_THREAD_NT		shgemm_thread_nt
-#define	SHGEMM_THREAD_CC		shgemm_thread_tt
-#define	SHGEMM_THREAD_CT		shgemm_thread_tt
-#define	SHGEMM_THREAD_TC		shgemm_thread_tt
-#define	SHGEMM_THREAD_TT		shgemm_thread_tt
-#define	SHGEMM_THREAD_NR		shgemm_thread_nn
-#define	SHGEMM_THREAD_TR		shgemm_thread_tn
-#define	SHGEMM_THREAD_CR		shgemm_thread_tn
-#define	SHGEMM_THREAD_RN		shgemm_thread_nn
-#define	SHGEMM_THREAD_RT		shgemm_thread_nt
-#define	SHGEMM_THREAD_RC		shgemm_thread_nt
-#define	SHGEMM_THREAD_RR		shgemm_thread_nn
-
-#endif
-
diff --git a/driver/level3/Makefile b/driver/level3/Makefile
index 09a62d9bf..fe70d2dc2 100644
--- a/driver/level3/Makefile
+++ b/driver/level3/Makefile
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ ifeq ($(ARCH), MIPS)
 USE_GEMM3M = 1
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF),1)
-SHBLASOBJS       += shgemm_nn.$(SUFFIX) shgemm_nt.$(SUFFIX) shgemm_tn.$(SUFFIX) shgemm_tt.$(SUFFIX)
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16),1)
+SBBLASOBJS       += sbgemm_nn.$(SUFFIX) sbgemm_nt.$(SUFFIX) sbgemm_tn.$(SUFFIX) sbgemm_tt.$(SUFFIX)
 endif
 
 SBLASOBJS	+= \
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ COMMONOBJS  += gemm_thread_m.$(SUFFIX) gemm_thread_n.$(SUFFIX) gemm_thread_mn.$(
 COMMONOBJS  += syrk_thread.$(SUFFIX)
 
 ifndef USE_SIMPLE_THREADED_LEVEL3
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF),1)
-SHBLASOBJS    += shgemm_thread_nn.$(SUFFIX) shgemm_thread_nt.$(SUFFIX) shgemm_thread_tn.$(SUFFIX) shgemm_thread_tt.$(SUFFIX)
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16),1)
+SBBLASOBJS    += sbgemm_thread_nn.$(SUFFIX) sbgemm_thread_nt.$(SUFFIX) sbgemm_thread_tn.$(SUFFIX) sbgemm_thread_tt.$(SUFFIX)
 endif
 SBLASOBJS    += sgemm_thread_nn.$(SUFFIX) sgemm_thread_nt.$(SUFFIX) sgemm_thread_tn.$(SUFFIX) sgemm_thread_tt.$(SUFFIX)
 DBLASOBJS    += dgemm_thread_nn.$(SUFFIX) dgemm_thread_nt.$(SUFFIX) dgemm_thread_tn.$(SUFFIX) dgemm_thread_tt.$(SUFFIX)
@@ -289,17 +289,17 @@ endif
 
 all ::
 
-shgemm_nn.$(SUFFIX) : gemm.c level3.c ../../param.h
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DNN $< -o $(@F)
+sbgemm_nn.$(SUFFIX) : gemm.c level3.c ../../param.h
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DNN $< -o $(@F)
 
-shgemm_nt.$(SUFFIX) : gemm.c level3.c ../../param.h
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DNT $< -o $(@F)
+sbgemm_nt.$(SUFFIX) : gemm.c level3.c ../../param.h
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DNT $< -o $(@F)
 
-shgemm_tn.$(SUFFIX) : gemm.c level3.c ../../param.h
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DTN $< -o $(@F)
+sbgemm_tn.$(SUFFIX) : gemm.c level3.c ../../param.h
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DTN $< -o $(@F)
 
-shgemm_tt.$(SUFFIX) : gemm.c level3.c ../../param.h
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DTT $< -o $(@F)
+sbgemm_tt.$(SUFFIX) : gemm.c level3.c ../../param.h
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DTT $< -o $(@F)
 
 sgemm_nn.$(SUFFIX) : gemm.c level3.c ../../param.h
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DNN $< -o $(@F)
@@ -496,17 +496,17 @@ gemm_thread_variable.$(SUFFIX) : gemm_thread_variable.c ../../common.h
 beta_thread.$(SUFFIX) : beta_thread.c ../../common.h
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $< -o $(@F)
 
-shgemm_thread_nn.$(SUFFIX) : gemm.c level3_thread.c ../../param.h
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DTHREADED_LEVEL3 -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DNN $< -o $(@F)
+sbgemm_thread_nn.$(SUFFIX) : gemm.c level3_thread.c ../../param.h
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DTHREADED_LEVEL3 -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DNN $< -o $(@F)
 
-shgemm_thread_nt.$(SUFFIX) : gemm.c level3_thread.c ../../param.h
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DTHREADED_LEVEL3 -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DNT $< -o $(@F)
+sbgemm_thread_nt.$(SUFFIX) : gemm.c level3_thread.c ../../param.h
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DTHREADED_LEVEL3 -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DNT $< -o $(@F)
 
-shgemm_thread_tn.$(SUFFIX) : gemm.c level3_thread.c ../../param.h
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DTHREADED_LEVEL3 -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DTN $< -o $(@F)
+sbgemm_thread_tn.$(SUFFIX) : gemm.c level3_thread.c ../../param.h
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DTHREADED_LEVEL3 -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DTN $< -o $(@F)
 
-shgemm_thread_tt.$(SUFFIX) : gemm.c level3_thread.c ../../param.h
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DTHREADED_LEVEL3 -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DTT $< -o $(@F)
+sbgemm_thread_tt.$(SUFFIX) : gemm.c level3_thread.c ../../param.h
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DTHREADED_LEVEL3 -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DTT $< -o $(@F)
 
 sgemm_thread_nn.$(SUFFIX) : gemm.c level3_thread.c ../../param.h
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DTHREADED_LEVEL3 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DNN $< -o $(@F)
@@ -2681,17 +2681,17 @@ xtrsm_RCLU.$(SUFFIX) : trsm_R.c
 xtrsm_RCLN.$(SUFFIX) : trsm_R.c
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -DCOMPLEX -DXDOUBLE -DTRANSA -UUPPER -UUNIT -DCONJ $< -o $(@F)
 
-shgemm_nn.$(PSUFFIX) : gemm.c level3.c ../../param.h
-	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DNN $< -o $(@F)
+sbgemm_nn.$(PSUFFIX) : gemm.c level3.c ../../param.h
+	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DNN $< -o $(@F)
 
-shgemm_nt.$(PSUFFIX) : gemm.c level3.c ../../param.h
-	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DNT $< -o $(@F)
+sbgemm_nt.$(PSUFFIX) : gemm.c level3.c ../../param.h
+	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DNT $< -o $(@F)
 
-shgemm_tn.$(PSUFFIX) : gemm.c level3.c ../../param.h
-	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DTN $< -o $(@F)
+sbgemm_tn.$(PSUFFIX) : gemm.c level3.c ../../param.h
+	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DTN $< -o $(@F)
 
-shgemm_tt.$(PSUFFIX) : gemm.c level3.c ../../param.h
-	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DTT $< -o $(@F)
+sbgemm_tt.$(PSUFFIX) : gemm.c level3.c ../../param.h
+	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DTT $< -o $(@F)
 
 sgemm_nn.$(PSUFFIX) : gemm.c level3.c ../../param.h
 	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DNN $< -o $(@F)
@@ -2889,17 +2889,17 @@ beta_thread.$(PSUFFIX) : beta_thread.c ../../common.h
 	$(CC) -c $(PFLAGS) $< -o $(@F)
 
 
-shgemm_thread_nn.$(PSUFFIX) : gemm.c level3_thread.c ../../param.h
-	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DTHREADED_LEVEL3 -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DNN $< -o $(@F)
+sbgemm_thread_nn.$(PSUFFIX) : gemm.c level3_thread.c ../../param.h
+	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DTHREADED_LEVEL3 -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DNN $< -o $(@F)
 
-shgemm_thread_nt.$(PSUFFIX) : gemm.c level3_thread.c ../../param.h
-	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DTHREADED_LEVEL3 -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DNT $< -o $(@F)
+sbgemm_thread_nt.$(PSUFFIX) : gemm.c level3_thread.c ../../param.h
+	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DTHREADED_LEVEL3 -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DNT $< -o $(@F)
 
-shgemm_thread_tn.$(PSUFFIX) : gemm.c level3_thread.c ../../param.h
-	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DTHREADED_LEVEL3 -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DTN $< -o $(@F)
+sbgemm_thread_tn.$(PSUFFIX) : gemm.c level3_thread.c ../../param.h
+	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DTHREADED_LEVEL3 -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DTN $< -o $(@F)
 
-shgemm_thread_tt.$(PSUFFIX) : gemm.c level3_thread.c ../../param.h
-	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DTHREADED_LEVEL3 -DHALF -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DTT $< -o $(@F)
+sbgemm_thread_tt.$(PSUFFIX) : gemm.c level3_thread.c ../../param.h
+	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DTHREADED_LEVEL3 -DBFLOAT16 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DTT $< -o $(@F)
 
 sgemm_thread_nn.$(PSUFFIX) : gemm.c level3_thread.c ../../param.h
 	$(CC) $(PFLAGS) $(BLOCKS) -c -DTHREADED_LEVEL3 -UDOUBLE -UCOMPLEX -DNN $< -o $(@F)
diff --git a/driver/others/parameter.c b/driver/others/parameter.c
index b1f3befae..801fe5fa5 100644
--- a/driver/others/parameter.c
+++ b/driver/others/parameter.c
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ BLASLONG gemm_offset_b = DEFAULT_GEMM_OFFSET_B;
 BLASLONG gemm_offset_b = GEMM_OFFSET_B;
 #endif
 
-#if SHGEMM_P == shgemm_p
-BLASLONG shgemm_p = DEFAULT_GEMM_P;
+#if SBGEMM_P == sbgemm_p
+BLASLONG sbgemm_p = DEFAULT_GEMM_P;
 #else
-BLASLONG shgemm_p = SHGEMM_P;
+BLASLONG sbgemm_p = SBGEMM_P;
 #endif
 #if SGEMM_P == sgemm_p
 BLASLONG sgemm_p = DEFAULT_GEMM_P;
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ BLASLONG zgemm_p = DEFAULT_GEMM_P;
 BLASLONG zgemm_p = ZGEMM_P;
 #endif
 
-#if SHGEMM_Q == shgemm_q
-BLASLONG shgemm_q = DEFAULT_GEMM_Q;
+#if SBGEMM_Q == sbgemm_q
+BLASLONG sbgemm_q = DEFAULT_GEMM_Q;
 #else
-BLASLONG shgemm_q = SHGEMM_Q;
+BLASLONG sbgemm_q = SBGEMM_Q;
 #endif
 #if SGEMM_Q == sgemm_q
 BLASLONG sgemm_q = DEFAULT_GEMM_Q;
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ BLASLONG zgemm_q = DEFAULT_GEMM_Q;
 BLASLONG zgemm_q = ZGEMM_Q;
 #endif
 
-#if SHGEMM_R == shgemm_r
-BLASLONG shgemm_r = DEFAULT_GEMM_R;
+#if SBGEMM_R == sbgemm_r
+BLASLONG sbgemm_r = DEFAULT_GEMM_R;
 #else
-BLASLONG shgemm_r = SHGEMM_R;
+BLASLONG sbgemm_r = SBGEMM_R;
 #endif
 #if SGEMM_R == sgemm_r
 BLASLONG sgemm_r = DEFAULT_GEMM_R;
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ void blas_set_parameter(void){
 
   size = BITMASK(cpuid3, 16, 0xff);
 
-  shgemm_p = 192 * (size + 1);
+  sbgemm_p = 192 * (size + 1);
   sgemm_p = 192 * (size + 1);
   dgemm_p =  96 * (size + 1);
   cgemm_p =  96 * (size + 1);
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ void blas_set_parameter(void){
   xgemm_p =  16 * (size + 1);
 #endif
 
-  shgemm_r = (((BUFFER_SIZE - ((SHGEMM_P * SHGEMM_Q *  4 + GEMM_OFFSET_A + GEMM_ALIGN) & ~GEMM_ALIGN)) / (SHGEMM_Q *  4)) - 15) & ~15;
+  sbgemm_r = (((BUFFER_SIZE - ((SBGEMM_P * SBGEMM_Q *  4 + GEMM_OFFSET_A + GEMM_ALIGN) & ~GEMM_ALIGN)) / (SBGEMM_Q *  4)) - 15) & ~15;
   sgemm_r = (((BUFFER_SIZE - ((SGEMM_P * SGEMM_Q *  4 + GEMM_OFFSET_A + GEMM_ALIGN) & ~GEMM_ALIGN)) / (SGEMM_Q *  4)) - 15) & ~15;
   dgemm_r = (((BUFFER_SIZE - ((DGEMM_P * DGEMM_Q *  8 + GEMM_OFFSET_A + GEMM_ALIGN) & ~GEMM_ALIGN)) / (DGEMM_Q *  8)) - 15) & ~15;
   cgemm_r = (((BUFFER_SIZE - ((CGEMM_P * CGEMM_Q *  8 + GEMM_OFFSET_A + GEMM_ALIGN) & ~GEMM_ALIGN)) / (CGEMM_Q *  8)) - 15) & ~15;
diff --git a/exports/Makefile b/exports/Makefile
index 75901586c..0618e90e4 100644
--- a/exports/Makefile
+++ b/exports/Makefile
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ ifndef BUILD_LAPACK_DEPRECATED
 BUILD_LAPACK_DEPRECATED = 0
 endif
 
-ifndef BUILD_HALF
-BUILD_HALF = 0
+ifndef BUILD_BFLOAT16
+BUILD_BFLOAT16 = 0
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(OSNAME), WINNT)
@@ -246,23 +246,23 @@ static : ../$(LIBNAME)
 	rm -f goto.$(SUFFIX)
 
 osx.def : gensymbol ../Makefile.system ../getarch.c
-	perl ./gensymbol osx $(ARCH) $(BU) $(EXPRECISION) $(NO_CBLAS)  $(NO_LAPACK) $(NO_LAPACKE) $(NEED2UNDERSCORES) $(ONLY_CBLAS) "$(SYMBOLPREFIX)" "$(SYMBOLSUFFIX)" $(BUILD_LAPACK_DEPRECATED) $(BUILD_HALF) > $(@F)
+	perl ./gensymbol osx $(ARCH) $(BU) $(EXPRECISION) $(NO_CBLAS)  $(NO_LAPACK) $(NO_LAPACKE) $(NEED2UNDERSCORES) $(ONLY_CBLAS) "$(SYMBOLPREFIX)" "$(SYMBOLSUFFIX)" $(BUILD_LAPACK_DEPRECATED) $(BUILD_BFLOAT16) > $(@F)
 
 aix.def : gensymbol ../Makefile.system ../getarch.c
-	perl ./gensymbol aix $(ARCH) $(BU) $(EXPRECISION) $(NO_CBLAS)  $(NO_LAPACK) $(NO_LAPACKE) $(NEED2UNDERSCORES) $(ONLY_CBLAS) "$(SYMBOLPREFIX)" "$(SYMBOLSUFFIX)" $(BUILD_LAPACK_DEPRECATED) $(BUILD_HALF) > $(@F)
+	perl ./gensymbol aix $(ARCH) $(BU) $(EXPRECISION) $(NO_CBLAS)  $(NO_LAPACK) $(NO_LAPACKE) $(NEED2UNDERSCORES) $(ONLY_CBLAS) "$(SYMBOLPREFIX)" "$(SYMBOLSUFFIX)" $(BUILD_LAPACK_DEPRECATED) $(BUILD_BFLOAT16) > $(@F)
 
 objcopy.def : gensymbol ../Makefile.system ../getarch.c
-	perl ./gensymbol objcopy $(ARCH) $(BU) $(EXPRECISION) $(NO_CBLAS)  $(NO_LAPACK) $(NO_LAPACKE) $(NEED2UNDERSCORES) $(ONLY_CBLAS) "$(SYMBOLPREFIX)" "$(SYMBOLSUFFIX)" $(BUILD_LAPACK_DEPRECATED) $(BUILD_HALF) > $(@F)
+	perl ./gensymbol objcopy $(ARCH) $(BU) $(EXPRECISION) $(NO_CBLAS)  $(NO_LAPACK) $(NO_LAPACKE) $(NEED2UNDERSCORES) $(ONLY_CBLAS) "$(SYMBOLPREFIX)" "$(SYMBOLSUFFIX)" $(BUILD_LAPACK_DEPRECATED) $(BUILD_BFLOAT16) > $(@F)
 
 objconv.def : gensymbol ../Makefile.system ../getarch.c
-	perl ./gensymbol objconv $(ARCH) $(BU) $(EXPRECISION) $(NO_CBLAS)  $(NO_LAPACK) $(NO_LAPACKE) $(NEED2UNDERSCORES) $(ONLY_CBLAS) "$(SYMBOLPREFIX)" "$(SYMBOLSUFFIX)" $(BUILD_LAPACK_DEPRECATED) $(BUILD_HALF) > $(@F)
+	perl ./gensymbol objconv $(ARCH) $(BU) $(EXPRECISION) $(NO_CBLAS)  $(NO_LAPACK) $(NO_LAPACKE) $(NEED2UNDERSCORES) $(ONLY_CBLAS) "$(SYMBOLPREFIX)" "$(SYMBOLSUFFIX)" $(BUILD_LAPACK_DEPRECATED) $(BUILD_BFLOAT16) > $(@F)
 
 test : linktest.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -w -o linktest linktest.c ../$(LIBSONAME) -lm && echo OK.
 	rm -f linktest
 
 linktest.c : gensymbol ../Makefile.system ../getarch.c
-	perl ./gensymbol linktest  $(ARCH) $(BU) $(EXPRECISION) $(NO_CBLAS) $(NO_LAPACK) $(NO_LAPACKE) $(NEED2UNDERSCORES) $(ONLY_CBLAS) "$(SYMBOLPREFIX)" "$(SYMBOLSUFFIX)" $(BUILD_LAPACK_DEPRECATED) $(BUILD_HALF) > linktest.c
+	perl ./gensymbol linktest  $(ARCH) $(BU) $(EXPRECISION) $(NO_CBLAS) $(NO_LAPACK) $(NO_LAPACKE) $(NEED2UNDERSCORES) $(ONLY_CBLAS) "$(SYMBOLPREFIX)" "$(SYMBOLSUFFIX)" $(BUILD_LAPACK_DEPRECATED) $(BUILD_BFLOAT16) > linktest.c
 
 clean ::
 	@rm -f *.def *.dylib __.SYMDEF* *.renamed
diff --git a/exports/gensymbol b/exports/gensymbol
index 73b4be248..0de3f4b7d 100644
--- a/exports/gensymbol
+++ b/exports/gensymbol
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     ssum, dsum, scsum, dzsum
 );
 
-@halfblasobjs = (shgemm);
+@halfblasobjs = (sbgemm);
 @cblasobjs = (
     cblas_caxpy, cblas_ccopy, cblas_cdotc, cblas_cdotu, cblas_cgbmv, cblas_cgemm, cblas_cgemv,
     cblas_cgerc, cblas_cgeru, cblas_chbmv, cblas_chemm, cblas_chemv, cblas_cher2, cblas_cher2k,
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     cblas_xerbla
 );
 
-@halfcblasobjs = (cblas_shgemm);
+@halfcblasobjs = (cblas_sbgemm);
 
 @exblasobjs = (
     qamax,qamin,qasum,qaxpy,qcabs1,qcopy,qdot,qgbmv,qgemm,
diff --git a/getarch_2nd.c b/getarch_2nd.c
index a1d0ccac8..c390ef52c 100644
--- a/getarch_2nd.c
+++ b/getarch_2nd.c
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
   if ( (argc <= 1) || ((argc >= 2) && (*argv[1] == '0'))) {
-    printf("SHGEMM_UNROLL_M=%d\n", SHGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M);
-    printf("SHGEMM_UNROLL_N=%d\n", SHGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N);
+    printf("SBGEMM_UNROLL_M=%d\n", SBGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M);
+    printf("SBGEMM_UNROLL_N=%d\n", SBGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N);
     printf("SGEMM_UNROLL_M=%d\n", SGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M);
     printf("SGEMM_UNROLL_N=%d\n", SGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N);
     printf("DGEMM_UNROLL_M=%d\n", DGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M);
diff --git a/interface/Makefile b/interface/Makefile
index 2dbd60073..ba44d8889 100644
--- a/interface/Makefile
+++ b/interface/Makefile
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ SBLAS3OBJS    = \
 		somatcopy.$(SUFFIX) simatcopy.$(SUFFIX)\
 		sgeadd.$(SUFFIX)
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF),1)
-SHBLAS3OBJS    = shgemm.$(SUFFIX)
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16),1)
+SBBLAS3OBJS    = sbgemm.$(SUFFIX)
 endif
 
 DBLAS1OBJS    = \
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ CSBLAS3OBJS   = \
 	cblas_ssyrk.$(SUFFIX) cblas_ssyr2k.$(SUFFIX) cblas_somatcopy.$(SUFFIX)  cblas_simatcopy.$(SUFFIX)\
 	cblas_sgeadd.$(SUFFIX)
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF),1)
-CSHBLAS3OBJS = cblas_shgemm.$(SUFFIX)
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16),1)
+CSBBLAS3OBJS = cblas_sbgemm.$(SUFFIX)
 endif
 
 CDBLAS1OBJS   = \
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ override CFLAGS += -I.
 SBLAS1OBJS   += $(CSBLAS1OBJS)
 SBLAS2OBJS   += $(CSBLAS2OBJS)
 SBLAS3OBJS   += $(CSBLAS3OBJS)
-SHBLAS3OBJS  += $(CSHBLAS3OBJS)
+SBBLAS3OBJS  += $(CSBBLAS3OBJS)
 DBLAS1OBJS   += $(CDBLAS1OBJS)
 DBLAS2OBJS   += $(CDBLAS2OBJS)
 DBLAS3OBJS   += $(CDBLAS3OBJS)
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ ZBLAS3OBJS   += $(CZBLAS3OBJS)
 endif
 
 SBLASOBJS    = $(SBLAS1OBJS) $(SBLAS2OBJS) $(SBLAS3OBJS)
-SHBLASOBJS   = $(SHBLAS3OBJS)
+SBBLASOBJS   = $(SBBLAS3OBJS)
 DBLASOBJS    = $(DBLAS1OBJS) $(DBLAS2OBJS) $(DBLAS3OBJS)
 QBLASOBJS    = $(QBLAS1OBJS) $(QBLAS2OBJS) $(QBLAS3OBJS)
 CBLASOBJS    = $(CBLAS1OBJS) $(CBLAS2OBJS) $(CBLAS3OBJS)
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ ZBLASOBJS += $(ZLAPACKOBJS)
 
 endif
 
-FUNCOBJS    = $(SHBLASOBJS) $(SBLASOBJS) $(DBLASOBJS) $(CBLASOBJS) $(ZBLASOBJS)
+FUNCOBJS    = $(SBBLASOBJS) $(SBLASOBJS) $(DBLASOBJS) $(CBLASOBJS) $(ZBLASOBJS)
 
 ifdef EXPRECISION
 FUNCOBJS   += $(QBLASOBJS) $(XBLASOBJS)
@@ -497,10 +497,10 @@ level1 : $(SBLAS1OBJS) $(DBLAS1OBJS) $(QBLAS1OBJS) $(CBLAS1OBJS) $(ZBLAS1OBJS) $
 level2 : $(SBLAS2OBJS) $(DBLAS2OBJS) $(QBLAS2OBJS) $(CBLAS2OBJS) $(ZBLAS2OBJS) $(XBLAS2OBJS)
 	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) -ru $(TOPDIR)/$(LIBNAME) $^
 
-level3 : $(SHBLAS3OBJS) $(SBLAS3OBJS) $(DBLAS3OBJS) $(QBLAS3OBJS) $(CBLAS3OBJS) $(ZBLAS3OBJS) $(XBLAS3OBJS)
+level3 : $(SBBLAS3OBJS) $(SBLAS3OBJS) $(DBLAS3OBJS) $(QBLAS3OBJS) $(CBLAS3OBJS) $(ZBLAS3OBJS) $(XBLAS3OBJS)
 	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) -ru $(TOPDIR)/$(LIBNAME) $^
 
-$(CSHBLASOBJS) $(CSHBLASOBJS_P) $(CSBLASOBJS) $(CSBLASOBJS_P) $(CDBLASOBJS) $(CDBLASOBJS_P) $(CQBLASOBJS) $(CQBLASOBJS_P) \
+$(CSBBLASOBJS) $(CSBBLASOBJS_P) $(CSBLASOBJS) $(CSBLASOBJS_P) $(CDBLASOBJS) $(CDBLASOBJS_P) $(CQBLASOBJS) $(CQBLASOBJS_P) \
 $(CCBLASOBJS) $(CCBLASOBJS_P) $(CZBLASOBJS) $(CZBLASOBJS_P) $(CXBLASOBJS) $(CXBLASOBJS_P) : override CFLAGS += -DCBLAS
 
 srot.$(SUFFIX) srot.$(PSUFFIX) : rot.c
@@ -1218,8 +1218,8 @@ zhpr2.$(SUFFIX) zhpr2.$(PSUFFIX) : zhpr2.c
 xhpr2.$(SUFFIX) xhpr2.$(PSUFFIX) : zhpr2.c
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $< -o $(@F)
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF),1)
-shgemm.$(SUFFIX) shgemm.$(PSUFFIX) : gemm.c ../param.h
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16),1)
+sbgemm.$(SUFFIX) sbgemm.$(PSUFFIX) : gemm.c ../param.h
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $< -o $(@F)
 endif
 
@@ -1784,8 +1784,8 @@ cblas_zhemv.$(SUFFIX) cblas_zhemv.$(PSUFFIX) : zhemv.c
 cblas_sgemm.$(SUFFIX) cblas_sgemm.$(PSUFFIX) : gemm.c ../param.h
 	$(CC) -DCBLAS -c $(CFLAGS) $< -o $(@F)
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF),1)
-cblas_shgemm.$(SUFFIX) cblas_shgemm.$(PSUFFIX) : gemm.c ../param.h
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16),1)
+cblas_sbgemm.$(SUFFIX) cblas_sbgemm.$(PSUFFIX) : gemm.c ../param.h
 	$(CC) -DCBLAS -c $(CFLAGS) $< -o $(@F)
 endif
 
diff --git a/kernel/CMakeLists.txt b/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
index d1349c5f8..a4a138d9b 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})
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ 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})
@@ -134,13 +134,13 @@ function (build_core TARGET_CORE KDIR TSUFFIX KERNEL_DEFINITIONS)
       set(USE_TRMM true)
     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})
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ 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})
@@ -490,8 +490,8 @@ 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")
@@ -536,8 +536,8 @@ 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 ${float_type})
diff --git a/kernel/Makefile.L3 b/kernel/Makefile.L3
index 8df306d5f..dfd18d278 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile.L3
+++ b/kernel/Makefile.L3
@@ -65,24 +65,24 @@ ifeq ($(CORE), Z14)
 USE_TRMM = 1
 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
 
 SKERNELOBJS	+= \
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ XKERNELOBJS	+= \
 	$(XGEMMINCOPYOBJ) $(XGEMMITCOPYOBJ) \
 	$(XGEMMONCOPYOBJ) $(XGEMMOTCOPYOBJ)
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF),1)
-SHBLASOBJS      += $(SHKERNELOBJS)
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16),1)
+SBBLASOBJS      += $(SHKERNELOBJS)
 endif
 SBLASOBJS	+= $(SKERNELOBJS)
 DBLASOBJS	+= $(DKERNELOBJS)
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ CBLASOBJS	+= $(CKERNELOBJS)
 ZBLASOBJS	+= $(ZKERNELOBJS)
 XBLASOBJS	+= $(XKERNELOBJS)
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF),1)
-SHBLASOBJS += shgemm_beta$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16),1)
+SBBLASOBJS += sbgemm_beta$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
 endif
 
 SBLASOBJS	+= \
@@ -421,11 +421,11 @@ ZBLASOBJS += \
 	zimatcopy_k_ctc$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) zimatcopy_k_rtc$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) \
 	zgeadd_k$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX) 
 
-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))
@@ -453,9 +453,9 @@ 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)
@@ -477,35 +477,35 @@ $(KDIR)xgemm_beta$(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
@@ -668,16 +668,16 @@ else
 	$(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
 
@@ -2297,9 +2297,9 @@ $(KDIR)xtrsm_oltncopy$(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)
@@ -2318,19 +2318,19 @@ $(KDIR)xgemm_beta$(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
@@ -2440,9 +2440,9 @@ 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/generic/gemmkernel_2x2.c b/kernel/generic/gemmkernel_2x2.c
index cc7bb8e48..bf1c3ae38 100644
--- a/kernel/generic/gemmkernel_2x2.c
+++ b/kernel/generic/gemmkernel_2x2.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include "common.h"
-#if defined(HALF) && defined(HALFCONVERSION)
+#if defined(BFLOAT16) && defined(BFLOAT16CONVERSION)
 static float
 bfloat16tof32 (bfloat16 f16)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/power/KERNEL.POWER10 b/kernel/power/KERNEL.POWER10
index f390fac61..371cef988 100644
--- a/kernel/power/KERNEL.POWER10
+++ b/kernel/power/KERNEL.POWER10
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@ else
 #CGEMM_BETA = ../generic/zgemm_beta.c
 #ZGEMM_BETA = ../generic/zgemm_beta.c
 
-SHGEMM_BETA = ../generic/gemm_beta.c
-SHGEMMKERNEL    = shgemm_kernel_power10.c
-SHGEMMINCOPY    = ../generic/gemm_ncopy_16.c
-SHGEMMITCOPY    = ../generic/gemm_tcopy_16.c
-SHGEMMONCOPY    = ../generic/gemm_ncopy_8.c
-SHGEMMOTCOPY    = ../generic/gemm_tcopy_8.c
-SHGEMMINCOPYOBJ =  shgemm_incopy$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
-SHGEMMITCOPYOBJ =  shgemm_itcopy$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
-SHGEMMONCOPYOBJ =  shgemm_oncopy$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
-SHGEMMOTCOPYOBJ =  shgemm_otcopy$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
+SBGEMM_BETA = ../generic/gemm_beta.c
+SBGEMMKERNEL    = sbgemm_kernel_power10.c
+SBGEMMINCOPY    = ../generic/gemm_ncopy_16.c
+SBGEMMITCOPY    = ../generic/gemm_tcopy_16.c
+SBGEMMONCOPY    = ../generic/gemm_ncopy_8.c
+SBGEMMOTCOPY    = ../generic/gemm_tcopy_8.c
+SBGEMMINCOPYOBJ =  sbgemm_incopy$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
+SBGEMMITCOPYOBJ =  sbgemm_itcopy$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
+SBGEMMONCOPYOBJ =  sbgemm_oncopy$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
+SBGEMMOTCOPYOBJ =  sbgemm_otcopy$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
 
 STRMMKERNEL	= sgemm_kernel_power10.c
 DTRMMKERNEL	= dgemm_kernel_power10.c
diff --git a/kernel/power/shgemm_kernel_power10.c b/kernel/power/sbgemm_kernel_power10.c
similarity index 99%
rename from kernel/power/shgemm_kernel_power10.c
rename to kernel/power/sbgemm_kernel_power10.c
index 1ae9e04bf..46d82598a 100644
--- a/kernel/power/shgemm_kernel_power10.c
+++ b/kernel/power/sbgemm_kernel_power10.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 **********************************************************************************/
 #include "common.h"
 #include <altivec.h>
-#if defined(HALF) && defined(HALFCONVERSION)
+#if defined(BFLOAT16) && defined(BFLOAT16CONVERSION)
 static float
 bfloat16tof32 (bfloat16 f16)
 {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ vector char mask =
 
 #define PREFETCH1(x, y) asm volatile ("dcbt %0, %1" : : "r" (x), "b" (y) : "memory");
 /*************************************************************************************
-* SHGEMM Kernel
+* SBGEMM Kernel
 *************************************************************************************/
 int
 CNAME (BLASLONG m, BLASLONG n, BLASLONG k, FLOAT alpha, IFLOAT * A,
diff --git a/kernel/setparam-ref.c b/kernel/setparam-ref.c
index d3aa030c1..c9ee7691f 100644
--- a/kernel/setparam-ref.c
+++ b/kernel/setparam-ref.c
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ 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
 
   samax_kTS,  samin_kTS,  smax_kTS,  smin_kTS,
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ gotoblas_t TABLE_NAME = {
   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
@@ -707,24 +707,24 @@ gotoblas_t TABLE_NAME = {
 
 #if defined(ARCH_ARM64)
 static void init_parameter(void) {
-#if defined(BUILD_HALF)
-  TABLE_NAME.shgemm_p = SHGEMM_DEFAULT_P;
+#if defined(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;
 
-#if defined(BUILD_HALF)
-  TABLE_NAME.shgemm_q = SHGEMM_DEFAULT_Q;
+#if defined(BUILD_BFLOAT16)
+  TABLE_NAME.sbgemm_q = SBGEMM_DEFAULT_Q;
 #endif
   TABLE_NAME.sgemm_q = SGEMM_DEFAULT_Q;
   TABLE_NAME.dgemm_q = DGEMM_DEFAULT_Q;
   TABLE_NAME.cgemm_q = CGEMM_DEFAULT_Q;
   TABLE_NAME.zgemm_q = ZGEMM_DEFAULT_Q;
 
-#if defined(BUILD_HALF)
-  TABLE_NAME.shgemm_r = SHGEMM_DEFAULT_R;
+#if defined(BUILD_BFLOAT16)
+  TABLE_NAME.sbgemm_r = SBGEMM_DEFAULT_R;
 #endif
   TABLE_NAME.sgemm_r = SGEMM_DEFAULT_R;
   TABLE_NAME.dgemm_r = DGEMM_DEFAULT_R;
@@ -789,16 +789,16 @@ static void init_parameter(void) {
 #if defined(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;
@@ -806,8 +806,8 @@ 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;
@@ -818,16 +818,16 @@ static void init_parameter(void) {
 
 #if defined(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;
@@ -835,8 +835,8 @@ 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;
@@ -977,10 +977,10 @@ 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
   TABLE_NAME.sgemm_q = SGEMM_DEFAULT_Q;
   TABLE_NAME.dgemm_q = DGEMM_DEFAULT_Q;
diff --git a/lapack/CMakeLists.txt b/lapack/CMakeLists.txt
index 778e6f8fa..7acfe2d68 100644
--- a/lapack/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lapack/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 include_directories(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
 include_directories(${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR})
 
-list (REMOVE_ITEM FLOAT_TYPES "HALF")
+list (REMOVE_ITEM FLOAT_TYPES "BFLOAT16")
 
 set(LAPACK_SOURCES
   potrf/potrf_U_single.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ GenerateNamedObjects("laswp/generic/laswp_k_4.c" "" "laswp_plus" false "" ""  fa
 GenerateNamedObjects("laswp/generic/laswp_k_4.c" "MINUS" "laswp_minus" false "" ""  false 3)
 
 foreach (float_type ${FLOAT_TYPES})
-if (${float_type} STREQUAL "HALF")
+if (${float_type} STREQUAL "BFLOAT16")
  continue()
 endif()
 GenerateNamedObjects("getrf/getrf_single.c" "UNIT" "getrf_single" false "" "" false ${float_type})
diff --git a/lapack/potrf/potrf_parallel.c b/lapack/potrf/potrf_parallel.c
index 008fcb8cc..b323f9b37 100644
--- a/lapack/potrf/potrf_parallel.c
+++ b/lapack/potrf/potrf_parallel.c
@@ -380,9 +380,9 @@ static int thread_driver(blas_arg_t *args, FLOAT *sa, FLOAT *sb){
 #elif defined(DOUBLE)
   mode  =  BLAS_DOUBLE  | BLAS_REAL;
   mask  = MAX(DGEMM_UNROLL_M, DGEMM_UNROLL_N) - 1;
-#elif defined(HALF)
-  mode  =  BLAS_HALF  | BLAS_REAL;
-  mask  = MAX(SHGEMM_UNROLL_M, SHGEMM_UNROLL_N) - 1;
+#elif defined(BFLOAT16)
+  mode  =  BLAS_BFLOAT16  | BLAS_REAL;
+  mask  = MAX(SBGEMM_UNROLL_M, SBGEMM_UNROLL_N) - 1;
 #else
   mode  =  BLAS_SINGLE  | BLAS_REAL;
   mask  = MAX(SGEMM_UNROLL_M, SGEMM_UNROLL_N) - 1;
diff --git a/param.h b/param.h
index 3e539a2b8..f549d802a 100644
--- a/param.h
+++ b/param.h
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #ifndef PARAM_H
 #define PARAM_H
 
-#define SHGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N 4
-#define SHGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M 8
-#define SHGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_MN 32
-#define SHGEMM_DEFAULT_P 256
-#define SHGEMM_DEFAULT_R 256
-#define SHGEMM_DEFAULT_Q 256
+#define SBGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N 4
+#define SBGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M 8
+#define SBGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_MN 32
+#define SBGEMM_DEFAULT_P 256
+#define SBGEMM_DEFAULT_R 256
+#define SBGEMM_DEFAULT_Q 256
 #ifdef OPTERON
 
 #define SNUMOPT		4
@@ -2308,16 +2308,16 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #endif
 
 #if defined(POWER10)
-#undef SHGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N
-#undef SHGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M
-#undef SHGEMM_DEFAULT_P
-#undef SHGEMM_DEFAULT_R
-#undef SHGEMM_DEFAULT_Q
-#define SHGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M 16
-#define SHGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N 8
-#define SHGEMM_DEFAULT_P 832
-#define SHGEMM_DEFAULT_Q 1026
-#define SHGEMM_DEFAULT_R 4096
+#undef SBGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N
+#undef SBGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M
+#undef SBGEMM_DEFAULT_P
+#undef SBGEMM_DEFAULT_R
+#undef SBGEMM_DEFAULT_Q
+#define SBGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M 16
+#define SBGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N 8
+#define SBGEMM_DEFAULT_P 832
+#define SBGEMM_DEFAULT_Q 1026
+#define SBGEMM_DEFAULT_R 4096
 #endif
 
 #if defined(SPARC) && defined(V7)
diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index 45f9821ec..38f9f432c 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -64,15 +64,15 @@ endif
 endif
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF),1)
-level3 : test_shgemm sblat3 dblat3 cblat3 zblat3
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16),1)
+level3 : test_sbgemm sblat3 dblat3 cblat3 zblat3
 else
 level3 : sblat3 dblat3 cblat3 zblat3
 endif
 ifndef CROSS
 	rm -f ?BLAT3.SUMM
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF),1)
-	OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=1 OMP_NUM_THREADS=1 ./test_shgemm > SHBLAT3.SUMM
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16),1)
+	OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=1 OMP_NUM_THREADS=1 ./test_sbgemm > SHBLAT3.SUMM
 	@$(GREP) -q FATAL SHBLAT3.SUMM && cat SHBLAT3.SUMM || exit 0
 endif
 	OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=1 OMP_NUM_THREADS=1 ./sblat3 < ./sblat3.dat
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ endif
 ifdef SMP
 	rm -f ?BLAT3.SUMM
 ifeq ($(USE_OPENMP), 1)
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF),1)
-	OMP_NUM_THREADS=2 ./test_shgemm > SHBLAT3.SUMM
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16),1)
+	OMP_NUM_THREADS=2 ./test_sbgemm > SHBLAT3.SUMM
 	@$(GREP) -q FATAL SHBLAT3.SUMM && cat SHBLAT3.SUMM || exit 0
 endif
 	OMP_NUM_THREADS=2 ./sblat3 < ./sblat3.dat
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ endif
 	OMP_NUM_THREADS=2 ./zblat3 < ./zblat3.dat
 	@$(GREP) -q FATAL ZBLAT3.SUMM && cat ZBLAT3.SUMM || exit 0
 else
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF),1)
-	OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=2 ./test_shgemm > SHBLAT3.SUMM
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16),1)
+	OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=2 ./test_sbgemm > SHBLAT3.SUMM
 	@$(GREP) -q FATAL SHBLAT3.SUMM && cat SHBLAT3.SUMM || exit 0
 endif
 	OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=2 ./sblat3 < ./sblat3.dat
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@ zblat2 : zblat2.$(SUFFIX) ../$(LIBNAME)
 sblat3 : sblat3.$(SUFFIX) ../$(LIBNAME)
 	$(FC) $(FLDFLAGS) -o sblat3 sblat3.$(SUFFIX) ../$(LIBNAME) $(EXTRALIB) $(CEXTRALIB)
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF),1)
-test_shgemm : compare_sgemm_shgemm.c ../$(LIBNAME)
-	$(FC) $(FLDFLAGS) -o test_shgemm compare_sgemm_shgemm.c ../$(LIBNAME) $(EXTRALIB) $(CEXTRALIB)
+ifeq ($(BUILD_BFLOAT16),1)
+test_sbgemm : compare_sgemm_sbgemm.c ../$(LIBNAME)
+	$(FC) $(FLDFLAGS) -o test_sbgemm compare_sgemm_sbgemm.c ../$(LIBNAME) $(EXTRALIB) $(CEXTRALIB)
 endif
 
 dblat3 : dblat3.$(SUFFIX) ../$(LIBNAME)
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ clean:
 	@rm -f *.$(SUFFIX) *.$(PSUFFIX) gmon.$(SUFFIX)ut *.SUMM *.cxml *.exe *.pdb *.dwf \
 	sblat1 dblat1 cblat1 zblat1 \
 	sblat2 dblat2 cblat2 zblat2 \
-	test_shgemm sblat3 dblat3 cblat3 zblat3 \
+	test_sbgemm sblat3 dblat3 cblat3 zblat3 \
 	sblat1p dblat1p cblat1p zblat1p \
 	sblat2p dblat2p cblat2p zblat2p \
 	sblat3p dblat3p cblat3p zblat3p \
diff --git a/test/compare_sgemm_shgemm.c b/test/compare_sgemm_sbgemm.c
similarity index 96%
rename from test/compare_sgemm_shgemm.c
rename to test/compare_sgemm_sbgemm.c
index 57aee7b8f..3d4eb2515 100644
--- a/test/compare_sgemm_shgemm.c
+++ b/test/compare_sgemm_sbgemm.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include "../common.h"
 #define SGEMM   BLASFUNC(sgemm)
-#define SHGEMM   BLASFUNC(shgemm)
+#define SBGEMM   BLASFUNC(sbgemm)
 typedef union
 {
   unsigned short v;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
       SGEMM (&transA, &transB, &m, &n, &k, &alpha, A,
 	     &m, B, &k, &beta, C, &m);
-      SHGEMM (&transA, &transB, &m, &n, &k, &alpha, AA,
+      SBGEMM (&transA, &transB, &m, &n, &k, &alpha, AA,
 	      &m, BB, &k, &beta, CC, &m);
       for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
 	for (j = 0; j < m; j++)
@@ -126,6 +126,6 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
     }
   if (ret != 0)
-    fprintf (stderr, "FATAL ERROR SHGEMM - Return code: %d\n", ret);
+    fprintf (stderr, "FATAL ERROR SBGEMM - Return code: %d\n", ret);
   return ret;
 }