公开(公告)号：US20230025068A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-26

申请号：US17813834

申请日：2022-07-20

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Mustafa BADAROGLU ,  Zhongze WANG ,  Titash RAKSHIT

IPC: G06N3/063 ,  G06N3/04 ,  G06F15/80

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for performing machine learning tasks, and in particular, a hybrid architecture that includes both neural processing unit (NPU) and compute-in-memory (CIM) elements. One example neural-network-processing circuit generally includes a plurality of CIM processing elements (PEs), a plurality of neural processing unit (NPU) PEs, and a bus coupled to the plurality of CIM PEs and to the plurality of NPU PEs. One example method for neural network processing generally includes processing data in a neural-network-processing circuit comprising a plurality of CIM PEs, a plurality of NPU PEs, and a bus coupled to the plurality of CIM PEs and to the plurality of NPU PEs; and transferring the processed data between at least one of the plurality of CIM PEs and at least one of the plurality of NPU PEs via the bus.