Tag: NPU
Flipping Processor Design On Its Head
AI is changing processor design in fundamental ways, combining customized processing elements for specific AI workloads with more traditional processors for other tasks. But the tradeoffs are [more…]
A Buyers Guide To An NPU
Choosing the right AI inference NPU (Neural Processing Unit) is a critical decision for a chip architect. There’s a lot at stake because as the AI landscape [more…]
Programming Processors In Heterogeneous Architectures
Programming processors is becoming more complicated as more and different types of processing elements are included in the same architecture. While systems architects may revel in the [more…]
Can Compute-In-Memory Bring New Benefits To Artificial Intelligence Inference?
Systems & Design OPINION While CIM can speed up multiplication operations, it comes with added risk and complexity. Compute-in-memory (CIM) is not necessarily an Artificial Intelligence (AI) [more…]
Nightmare Fuel: The Hazards Of ML Hardware Accelerators
A major design challenge facing numerous silicon design teams in 2023 is building the right amount of machine learning (ML) performance capability into today’s silicon tape out [more…]