Neural processing device and load/store method of neural processing device
US11836082B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 4, 2022 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/1016
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A neural processing device is provided. The neural processing device comprises: a processing unit configured to receive an input activation and a weight and perform a two-dimensional matrix calculation with the input activation and the weight to generate an output activation, a first memory, and a load-store unit (LSU) configured to perform memory access operations between the first memory and a second memory. The memory access operations include a main memory access operation for a current processing operation that is performed by the processing unit, and a standby memory access operation for a standby processing operation that is performed by the processing unit after the current processing operation. A level of the first memory is equal to a level of the processing unit, and a level of the second memory is different from the level of the first memory.
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