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Buffer addressing for a convolutional neural network

US12277488B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Imagination Technologies Limited · GB

Inventors

Daniel Barnard · Stapleford, GB
Clifford Gibson · Wheathampstead, GB
Colin McQuillan · Watford, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 19, 2022
Grant date	Apr 15, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 22, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2212/251
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for providing input data for a layer of a convolutional neural network (CNN). Input data is received comprising input data values to be processed in a layer of the CNN. Addresses in banked memory of a buffer are determined in which the received data values are to be stored based upon format data indicating a format parameter of the input data in the layer and indicating a format parameter of a filter which is to be used to process the input data in the layer. The received input data values are stored at the determined addresses in the buffer for retrieval for processing in the layer.

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