Compression of neural network activation data
US11948069B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 22, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M7/70
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A processor arranged to compress neural network activation data comprising an input module for obtaining neural network activation data. The processor also comprises a block creation module arranged to split the neural network activation data into a plurality of blocks; and a metadata generation module for generating metadata associated with at least one of the plurality of blocks. Based on the metadata generated a selection module selects a compression scheme for each of the plurality of blocks, and a compression module for applying the selected compression scheme to the corresponding block to produce compressed neural network activation data. An output module is also provided for outputting the compressed neural network activation data.
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