Breakpoints in neural network accelerator
US11467946B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N3/045
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for setting a breakpoint for debugging a neural network. User input is received by a debugger program executable by a host processor indicating a target layer of a neural network at which to halt execution of the neural network. The neural network includes a first set of instructions to be executed by a first execution engine and a second set of instructions to be executed by a second execution engine. A first halt point is set within the first set of instructions and a second halt point is set within the second set of instructions. It is then determined that operation of the first execution engine and the second execution engine has halted. It is then determined that the first execution engine has reached the first halt point. The second execution engine is then caused to move through instructions until reaching the second halt point.
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