Runtime reconfigurable neural network processor core
US12056598B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 13, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C11/54
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Hardware neural network processors, are provided. A neural core includes a weight memory, an activation memory, a vector-matrix multiplier, and a vector processor. The vector-matrix multiplier is adapted to receive a weight matrix from the weight memory, receive an activation vector from the activation memory, and compute a vector-matrix multiplication of the weight matrix and the activation vector. The vector processor is adapted to receive one or more input vector from one or more vector source and perform one or more vector functions on the one or more input vector to yield an output vector. In some embodiments a programmable controller is adapted to configure and operate the neural core.
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