Patents Assigned to CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITED
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Patent number: 12217162Abstract: Provided are an integrated circuit chip apparatus and a related product, the integrated circuit chip apparatus being used for executing a multiplication operation, a convolution operation or a training operation of a neural network. The present technical solution has the advantages of a small amount of calculation and low power consumption.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2022Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Shaoli Liu, Xinkai Song, Bingrui Wang, Yao Zhang, Shuai Hu
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Patent number: 12205036Abstract: Aspects for backpropagation in a fully connect layer of a convolutional neural network are described herein. The aspects may include a direct memory access unit configured to receive input data and one or more first data gradients from a storage device. The aspects may further include a master computation module configured to transmit the input data and the one or more first data gradients to one or more slave computation modules. The slave computation modules are respectively configured to multiply one of the one or more first data gradients with the input data to generate a default weight gradient vector.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2018Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Qi Guo, Shijin Zhang, Yunji Chen, Tianshi Chen
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Patent number: 12198056Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a data processing method, a device, an electronic device, and a readable storage medium. When the above are adopted, a target neural network is subject to a subnet classification. The target neural network includes at least one subnet. When the method is adopted, at least during the process of compiling and running the subnets, only one input operation and one output operation are required. Whereas when the network layers of the subnet are compiled and run layer by layer, pluralities of input operations and output operations are required. Therefore, the data processing method is more efficient and is capable of improving the operation rate.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Zhibin Guo, Shijin Zhang
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Patent number: 12136029Abstract: An integrated circuit chip apparatus and a processing method performed by an integrated circuit chip apparatus are disclosed. The disclosed integrated circuit chip apparatus and processing method are used for executing a multiplication operation, a convolution operation, or a training operation of a neural network. The present technical solution has the advantages of a reduced computational cost and low power consumption.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2022Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: Cambricon Technologies Corporation LimitedInventors: Shaoli Liu, Xinkai Song, Bingrui Wang, Yao Zhang, Shuai Hu
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Patent number: 12112166Abstract: The present disclosure provides a data processing method and an apparatus and a related product for increased efficiency of tensor processing. The products include a control module including an instruction caching unit, an instruction processing unit, and a storage queue unit. The instruction caching unit is configured to store computation instructions associated with an artificial neural network operation; the instruction processing unit is configured to parse the computation instructions to obtain a plurality of operation instructions; and the storage queue unit is configured to store an instruction queue, where the instruction queue includes a plurality of operation instructions or computation instructions to be executed in the sequence of the queue. By adopting the above-mentioned method, the present disclosure can improve the operation efficiency of related products when performing operations of a neural network model.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2023Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Shaoli Liu, Bingrui Wang, Jun Liang
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Patent number: 12099918Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a neural network processing module, in which a mapping unit is configured to receive an input neuron and a weight, and then process the input neuron and/or the weight to obtain a processed input neuron and a processed weight; and an operation unit is configured to perform an artificial neural network operation on the processed input neuron and the processed weight. Examples of the present disclosure may reduce additional overhead of the device, reduce the amount of access, and improve efficiency of the neural network operation.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Yao Zhang, Shaoli Liu, Bingrui Wang, Xiaofu Meng
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Patent number: 12099917Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a neural network processing module, in which a mapping unit is configured to receive an input neuron and a weight, and then process the input neuron and/or the weight to obtain a processed input neuron and a processed weight; and an operation unit is configured to perform an artificial neural network operation on the processed input neuron and the processed weight. Examples of the present disclosure may reduce additional overhead of the device, reduce the amount of access, and improve efficiency of the neural network operation.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Yao Zhang, Shaoli Liu, Bingrui Wang, Xiaofu Meng
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Patent number: 12093811Abstract: A fractal computing device according to an embodiment of the present application may be included in an integrated circuit device. The integrated circuit device includes a universal interconnect interface and other processing devices. The calculating device interacts with other processing devices to jointly complete a user specified calculation operation. The integrated circuit device may also include a storage device. The storage device is respectively connected with the calculating device and other processing devices and is used for data storage of the computing device and other processing devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2021Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Shaoli Liu, Guang Jiang, Yongwei Zhao, Jun Liang
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Publication number: 20240232287Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a computing apparatus configured to perform a binary operation on multi-dimensional data, and related products. The computing apparatus is included in a combined processing apparatus. The combined processing apparatus further includes an interface apparatus and other processing apparatus. The computing apparatus interacts with other processing apparatus to jointly complete a computing operation specified by a user. The combined processing apparatus further includes a storage apparatus. The storage apparatus is connected to the computing apparatus and other processing apparatus respectively and is configured to store data of the computing apparatus and other processing apparatus. The disclosed scheme may reduce the number of data exchange and loading, relieve throughput pressure, and improve processing efficiency of a machine by rationally allocating the loading frequency of operation data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2024Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicant: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Zheng SUN, Liutao ZHENG, Ming LI, Wenjuan DAI, Zhenghua HU, Zhize CHEN, Yichen ZHENG
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Patent number: 12026606Abstract: A fractal calculating device according to an embodiment of the present application is included in an integrated circuit device. The integrated circuit device includes a universal interconnect interface and other processing devices. The calculating device interacts with other processing devices to jointly complete a user specified calculation operation. The integrated circuit device may also comprise a storage device. The storage device is respectively connected with the calculating device and other processing devices and is used for data storage of the computing device and other processing devices.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2020Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Shaoli Liu, Guang Jiang, Yongwei Zhao, Jun Liang
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Patent number: 11995554Abstract: Aspects for backpropagation of a multilayer neural network (MNN) in a neural network processor are described herein. The aspects may include a computation module configured to receive one or more groups of MNN data. The computation module may further include a master computation module configured to calculate an input gradient vector based on a first output gradient vector from an adjacent layer and based on a data type of each of the one or more groups of MNN data. Further still, the computation module may include one or more slave computation modules configured to parallelly calculate portions of a second output vector based on the input gradient vector calculated by the master computation module and based on the data type of each of the one or more groups of MNN data.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2018Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Qi Guo, Yong Yu, Tianshi Chen, Yunji Chen
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Video retrieval method, and method and apparatus for generating video retrieval mapping relationship
Patent number: 11995556Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a video retrieval method, a method, system and device for generating a video retrieval mapping relationship, and a storage medium. The video retrieval method comprises: acquiring a retrieval instruction, wherein the retrieval instruction carries retrieval information for retrieving a target frame picture; and obtaining the target frame picture according to the retrieval information and a preset mapping relationship.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2019Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Tianshi Chen, Zhou Fang -
Patent number: 11983621Abstract: An integrated circuit chip device and related products are provided. The integrated circuit chip device is used for performing a multiplication operation, a convolution operation, or a training operation of a neural network. The device has the advantages of small calculation amount and low power consumption.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2022Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Shaoli Liu, Xinkai Song, Bingrui Wang, Yao Zhang, Shuai Hu
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Patent number: 11983535Abstract: The invention provides an artificial intelligence computing device and a related product. The artificial intelligence computing device is used for executing machine learning computation. According to the device of the invention, for the instructions in the more than two instruction sets forming the loop body, the same operation code in the operation code storage area is used for the repeated instructions, so that the storage space of the operation code is saved, the code amount of each instruction in the instruction set in the second time slice can be reduced, the instruction storage space can also be saved, and the operation efficiency is improved.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Nan Wang, Xiaobing Chen, Yongzhe Sun, Yongwei Zhao
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Publication number: 20240152741Abstract: Provided are an integrated circuit chip apparatus and a related product, the integrated circuit chip apparatus being used for executing a multiplication operation, a convolution operation or a training operation of a neural network. The present technical solution has the advantages of a small amount of calculation and low power consumption.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Shaoli Liu, Xinkai Song, Bingrui Wang, Yao Zhang, Shuai Hu
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Video retrieval method, and method and apparatus for generating video retrieval mapping relationship
Patent number: 11966848Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a video retrieval method, a method, system and device for generating a video retrieval mapping relationship, and a storage medium. The video retrieval method comprises: acquiring a retrieval instruction, wherein the retrieval instruction carries retrieval information for retrieving a target frame picture; and obtaining the target frame picture according to the retrieval information and a preset mapping relationship.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Tianshi Chen, Zhou Fang -
Patent number: 11966583Abstract: The present disclosure provides a data pre-processing method and device and related computer device and storage medium. By storing the target output data corresponding to the target operation into the first memory close to the processor and reducing the time of reading the target output data, the occupation time of I/O read operations during the operation process can be reduced, and the speed and efficiency of the processor can be improved.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Shaoli Liu, Xiaofu Meng
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Publication number: 20240111536Abstract: The present disclosure provides a data processing apparatus and related products. The products include a control module including an instruction caching unit, an instruction processing unit, and a storage queue unit. The instruction caching unit is configured to store computation instructions associated with an artificial neural network operation; the instruction processing unit is configured to parse the computation instructions to obtain a plurality of operation instructions; and the storage queue unit is configured to store an instruction queue, where the instruction queue includes a plurality of operation instructions or computation instructions to be executed in the sequence of the queue. By adopting the above-mentioned method, the present disclosure can improve the operation efficiency of related products when performing operations of a neural network model.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Shaoli Liu, Bingrui Wang, Xiaoyong ZHOU, Yimin ZHUANG, Huiying LAN, Jun LIANG, Hongbo ZENG
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Patent number: 11934940Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a data processing method and related products, in which the data processing method includes: generating, by a general-purpose processor, a binary instruction according to device information of an AI processor, and generating an AI learning task according to the binary instruction; transmitting, by the general-purpose processor, the AI learning task to the cloud AI processor for running; receiving, by the general-purpose processor, a running result corresponding to the AI learning task; and determining, by the general-purpose processor, an offline running file according to the running result, where the offline running file is generated according to the device information of the AI processor and the binary instruction when the running result satisfies a preset requirement. By implementing the present disclosure, the debugging between the AI algorithm model and the AI processor can be achieved in advance.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Yao Zhang, Xiaofu Meng, Shaoli Liu
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Patent number: 11900241Abstract: Provided are an integrated circuit chip apparatus and a related product, the integrated circuit chip apparatus being used for executing a multiplication operation, a convolution operation or a training operation of a neural network. The present technical solution has the advantages of a small amount of calculation and low power consumption.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Shaoli Liu, Xinkai Song, Bingrui Wang, Yao Zhang, Shuai Hu