Compute optimizations for low precision machine learning operations
US10726514B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 28, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment provides a general-purpose graphics processing unit comprising a dynamic precision floating-point unit including a control unit having precision tracking hardware logic to track an available number of bits of precision for computed data relative to a target precision, wherein the dynamic precision floating-point unit includes computational logic to output data at multiple precisions.
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