Compute optimizations for neural networks
US10410098B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 24, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2207/4824
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment provides for a compute apparatus to perform machine learning operations, the apparatus comprising a decode unit to decode a single instruction into a decoded instruction that specifies multiple operands including an input value and a quantized weight value associated with a neural network and an arithmetic logic unit including a barrel shifter, an adder, and an accumulator register, wherein to execute the decoded instruction, the barrel shifter is to shift the input value by the quantized weight value to generate a shifted input value and the adder is to add the shifted input value to a value stored in the accumulator register and update the value stored in the accumulator register.
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