Multi-mode planar engine for neural processor
US12229657B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N20/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments relate to a neural processor that include a plurality of neural engine circuits and one or more planar engine circuits. The plurality of neural engine circuits can perform convolution operations of input data of the neural engine circuits with one or more kernels to generate outputs. The planar engine circuit is coupled to the plurality of neural engine circuits. The planar engine circuit generates an output from input data that corresponds to output of the neural engine circuits or a version of input data of the neural processor. The planar engine circuit can be configured to multiple modes. In a pooling mode, the planar engine circuit reduces a spatial size of a version of the input data. In an elementwise mode, the planar engine circuit performs an elementwise operation on the input data. In a reduction mode, the planar engine circuit reduces the rank of a tensor.
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