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Apparatus and methods for neural network operations supporting fixed point numbers of short bit length

US11295196B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITED · CN

Inventors

Yunji Chen · Beijing, CN
Shaoli Liu · Beijing, CN
Qi Guo · Shanghai, CN
Tianshi Chen · Beijing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 29, 2018
Grant date	Apr 5, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 14, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH03M7/28
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Aspects for neural network operations with fixed-point number of short bit length are described herein. The aspects may include a fixed-point number converter configured to convert one or more first floating-point numbers to one or more first fixed-point numbers in accordance with at least one format. Further, the aspects may include a neural network processor configured to process the first fixed-point numbers to generate one or more process results.

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