Patents Assigned to CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITED
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Patent number: 11243895Abstract: 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: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Shaoli Liu, Xiaofu Meng
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Publication number: 20220019439Abstract: 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: September 29, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Shaoli Liu, Bingrui WANG, Xiaoyong ZHOU, Yimin ZHUANG, Huiying LAN, Jun LIANG, Hongbo ZENG
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Publication number: 20210334105Abstract: The present disclosure provides a data processing method and an apparatus and a related product. 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 utilizing 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: May 21, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Shaoli Liu, Bingrui WANG, Zhen LI, Jun LIANG
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Patent number: 11157593Abstract: Aspects for vector combination in neural network are described herein. The aspects may include a direct memory access unit configured to receive aa first vector, a second vector, and a controller vector. The first vector, the second vector, and the controller vector may each include one or more elements indexed in accordance with a same one-dimensional data structure. The aspects may further include a computation module configured to select one of the one or more control values, determine that the selected control value satisfies a predetermined condition, and select one of the one or more first elements that corresponds to the selected control value in the one-dimensional data structure as an output element based on a determination that the selected control value satisfies the predetermined condition.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Cambricon Technologies Corporation LimitedInventors: Zhen Li, Xiao Zhang, Shaoli Liu, Tianshi Chen, Yunji Chen
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Patent number: 11126429Abstract: Aspects for vector operations in neural network are described herein. The aspects may include a vector caching unit configured to store a first vector and a second vector, wherein the first vector includes one or more first elements and the second vector includes one or more second elements. The aspects may further include a computation module that includes one or more bitwise processors and a combiner. The bitwise processors may be configured to perform bitwise operations between each of the first elements and a corresponding one of the second elements to generate one or more operation results. The combiner may be configured to combine the one or more operation results into an output vector.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Cambricon Technologies Corporation LimitedInventors: Tao Luo, Tian Zhi, Shaoli Liu, Tianshi Chen, Yunji Chen
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Patent number: 11120331Abstract: Aspects for performing neural network operations are described herein. The aspects may include a first neural network processing module configured to process at least a portion of neural network data and an on-chip interconnection module communicatively connected to the first neural network processing module and one or more second neural network processing modules. The on-chip interconnection module may include a first layer interconnection module configured to communicate with an external storage device and one or more second layer interconnection modules respectively configured to communicate with the first neural network processing module and the one or more second neural network processing modules. Further, the first neural network processing module may include a neural network processor configured to perform one or more operations on the portion of the neural network data and a high-speed storage device configured to store results of the one or more operations.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Cambricon Technologies Corporation LimitedInventors: Yunji Chen, Shaoli Liu, Dong Han, Tianshi Chen
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Patent number: 11100192Abstract: Aspects for vector operations in neural network are described herein. The aspects may include a vector caching unit configured to store a first vector and a second vector, wherein the first vector includes one or more first elements and the second vector includes one or more second elements. The aspects may further include one or more adders and a combiner. The one or more adders may be configured to respectively add each of the first elements to a corresponding one of the second elements to generate one or more addition results. The combiner may be configured to combine a combiner configured to combine the one or more addition results into an output vector.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Cambricon Technologies Corporation LimitedInventors: Jinhua Tao, Tian Zhi, Shaoli Liu, Tianshi Chen, Yunji Chen
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Publication number: 20210247979Abstract: The present disclosure provides a data processing method and an apparatus and a related product. 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: April 27, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Shaoli Liu, Bingrui WANG, Jun LIANG
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Patent number: 11080049Abstract: Aspects for matrix multiplication in neural network are described herein. The aspects may include a controller unit configured to receive a matrix-multiply-matrix (MM) instruction that includes a first starting address of a first matrix, a first size of the first matrix, a second starting address of a second matrix, and a second size of the second matrix; multiple computation modules configured to respectively multiply, in response to the MM instruction, row vectors of the first matrix with column vectors of the second matrix to generate one or more result elements; and an interconnection unit configured to combine the result elements to generate one or more row vectors of a result matrix.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Xiao Zhang, Shaoli Liu, Tianshi Chen, Yunji Chen
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Publication number: 20210150325Abstract: The present disclosure provides a data processing method and an 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 29, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Shaoli Liu, Bingrui WANG, Xiaoyong ZHOU, Yimin ZHUANG, Huiying LAN, Jun LIANG
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Publication number: 20210150324Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Shaoli LIU, Xinkai SONG, Bingrui WANG, Yao ZHANG, Shuai HU
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Patent number: 10997276Abstract: Aspects for vector operations in neural network are described herein. The aspects may include a vector caching unit configured to store a first vector and a second vector, wherein the first vector includes one or more first elements and the second vector includes one or more second elements. The aspects may further include one or more adders and a combiner. The one or more adders may be configured to respectively add each of the first elements to a corresponding one of the second elements to generate one or more addition results. The combiner may be configured to combine a combiner configured to combine the one or more addition results into an output vector.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Cambricon Technologies Corporation LimitedInventors: Jinhua Tao, Tian Zhi, Shaoli Liu, Tianshi Chen, Yunji Chen
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Publication number: 20210117766Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Shaoli LIU, Xinkai SONG, Bingrui WANG, Yao ZHANG, Shuai HU
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Publication number: 20210117765Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Shaoli LIU, Xinkai SONG, Bingrui WANG, Yao ZHANG, Shuai HU
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Publication number: 20210117767Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Shaoli LIU, Xinkai SONG, Bingrui WANG, Yao ZHANG, Shuai HU
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Publication number: 20210117764Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Shaoli LIU, Xinkai SONG, Bingrui WANG, Yao ZHANG, Shuai HU
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Publication number: 20210117763Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Shaoli LIU, Xinkai SONG, Bingrui WANG, Yao ZHANG, Shuai HU
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Patent number: D918920Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Hong Fan, Deheng Chen, Kai Ye, Shuai Chen
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Patent number: D924186Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Cambricon Technologies Corporation LimitedInventors: Xiaobing Feng, Kun He, Jun He
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Patent number: D928161Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Cambricon Technologies Corporation LimitedInventors: Hong Fan, Deheng Chen, Kai Ye, Shuai Chen