TypeConversion module not working the same between versions

Hello,

I was investigating a simple design and I came across a discrepancy between the behavior between AWE 5.16 and AWE 7 or 8 for the module TypeConversion.  I am attaching 2 screenshots that I ran on a SHARC based hardware.   

On the 5.16 version, you can see that the integer goes thru the conversion correctly.  For the same design running in AWE 7 or 8, the value after the typeconversion is not right.  I poked at it some more and determined that if I force a number high enough thru the type conversion, I might get a number.  

This is the AWE 5.16.

This is the AWE 7/8 version. 

My best guess is that this has something to do with the SHARC libraries that differ between the two versions. Please advise.  

Thank you. 

E. Enrique