Apparatus and method for processing convolution operation of neural network
US11403516B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 21, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N3/047
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A neural network apparatus includes a plurality of node buffers connected to a node lane and configured to store input node data by a predetermined bit size; a plurality of weight buffers connected to a weight lane and configured to store weights; and one or more processors configured to: generate first and second split data by splitting the input node data by the predetermined bit size, store the first and second split data in the node buffers, output the first split data to an operation circuit for a neural network operation on an index-by-index basis, shift the second split data, and output the second split data to the operation circuit on the index-by-index basis.
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