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Buffer addressing for a convolutional neural network

US11423285B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Imagination Technologies Limited · GB

Inventors

Daniel Barnard · Stapleford, GB
Clifford Gibson · Wheathampstead, GB
Colin McQuillan · Watford, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 12, 2021
Grant date	Aug 23, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 12, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2212/251
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Input data for a layer of a convolutional neural network (CNN) is provided by receiving input data values to be processed in a layer of the CNN. Addresses in banked memory of a buffer are determined in which the received data values are to be stored based upon format data indicating a format parameter of the input data in the layer and indicating a format parameter of a filter which is to be used to process the input data in the layer. The received input data values are stored at the determined addresses in the buffer for retrieval for processing in the layer.

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