Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Semiconductor device comprising operation circuits and switch circuits
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Application No.: US16609902Application Date: 2018-05-07
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Publication No.: US11314484B2Publication Date: 2022-04-26
- Inventor: Munehiro Kozuma , Takeshi Aoki , Seiichi Yoneda , Yoshiyuki Kurokawa
- Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Atsugi
- Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Atsugi
- Agency: Robinson Intellectual Property Law Office
- Agent Eric J. Robinson
- Priority: JPJP2017-099514 20170519,JPJP2017-133264 20170707
- International Application: PCT/IB2018/053139 WO 20180507
- International Announcement: WO2018/211349 WO 20181122
- Main IPC: G06F7/544
- IPC: G06F7/544 ; G06N3/063

Abstract:
A semiconductor device having a novel structure is provided.
The semiconductor device includes a plurality of operation circuits that can switch different kinds of operation processing; a plurality of switch circuits that can switch a connection state between the operation circuits; and a controller. The operation circuit includes a first memory that stores data corresponding to a weight parameter used in the plurality of kinds of operation processing. The operation circuit executes a product-sum operation by switching weight data in accordance with a context. The switch circuit includes a second memory that stores data for switching a plurality of connection states in response to switching of a second context signal. The controller generates a second context signal on the basis of a first context signal. The amount of data stored in the second memory can be smaller than the amount of data stored in the first memory in the operation circuit.
The semiconductor device includes a plurality of operation circuits that can switch different kinds of operation processing; a plurality of switch circuits that can switch a connection state between the operation circuits; and a controller. The operation circuit includes a first memory that stores data corresponding to a weight parameter used in the plurality of kinds of operation processing. The operation circuit executes a product-sum operation by switching weight data in accordance with a context. The switch circuit includes a second memory that stores data for switching a plurality of connection states in response to switching of a second context signal. The controller generates a second context signal on the basis of a first context signal. The amount of data stored in the second memory can be smaller than the amount of data stored in the first memory in the operation circuit.
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