Neural network processor and neural network computation method
US11551067B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3802
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a neural network processor and neural network computation method that deploy a memory and a cache to perform a neural network computation, where the memory may be configured to store data and instructions of the neural network computation, the cache may be connected to the memory via a memory bus, thereby, the actual compute ability of hardware may be fully utilized, the cost and power consumption overhead may be reduced, parallelism of the network may be fully utilized, and the efficiency of the neural network computation may be improved.
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