Apparatus for performing convolution operations in a convolutional neural network
US11429836B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N3/045
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus for performing a convolution operation in a convolutional neural network. The apparatus may comprise a selector for selecting one or more nonzero elements of a weight parameter, a selector for selecting a data item(s) corresponding to selected nonzero elements in input feature data, and a calculator unit for performing an operation. The apparatus may realize the convolution operation in a sparsified convolutional neural network efficiently through the hardware.
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