Methods and apparatus to perform matrix multiplication in a streaming processor
US11829439B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3887
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for compute processing. For example, disclosed techniques facilitate improving performance of matrix multiplication in streaming processor. Aspects of the present disclosure can execute, with a load control unit, a first load instruction to load a set of input data of an input matrix from a first memory to a second memory. Aspects of the present disclosure can also execute, with the load control unit, a second load instruction to load a set of weight data of a weight matrix from the first memory to the second memory. Additionally, aspects of the present disclosure can perform, with an ALU component, a matrix multiplication operation using the set of input data and the set of weight data to generate an output matrix. Further, aspects of the present disclosure can store the output matrix at a general purpose register accessible to the ALU component.
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