Neural network processor incorporating multi-level hierarchical aggregated computing and memory elements

A Baum, O Danon, H Zeitlin, D Ciubotariu… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A novel and useful neural network (NN) processing core adapted to
implement artificial neural networks (ANNs). The NN processor is constructed from self …

Neural network processing element incorporating compute and local memory elements

A Baum, O Danon, H Zeitlin, D Ciubotariu… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A novel and useful neural network (NN) processing core adapted to
implement artificial neural networks (ANNs) and incorporating processing circuits having …

System and method of memory access of multi-dimensional data

A Baum, O Danon - US Patent 11,461,615, 2022 - Google Patents
A novel and useful system and method of accessing multi-dimensional data in memory. The
invention is applicable to neural network (NN) processing engines adapted to implement …

Neural processing engine and architecture using the same

DA Palmer, M Florea - US Patent 9,082,078, 2015 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Conventional processing units have become increasingly complex to
enhance the computational Sophistication of the individual processing units. Recently …

Orthogonal row-column neural processor

S Vassiliadis, GG Pechanek - US Patent 5,065,339, 1991 - Google Patents
The neural computing paradigm is characterized as a dynamic and highly parallel
computationally intensive system typically consisting of input weight multiplica tions, product …

Neural chip architecture and neural networks incorporated therein

D Louis, P Tannhof, A Steimle - US Patent 6,523,018, 2003 - Google Patents
The neural semiconductor chip first includes: a global register and control logic circuit block,
a R/W memory block and a plurality of neurons fed by buses transporting data such as the …

Pipelined hardware implementation of a neural network circuit

CB McBride - US Patent 6,836,767, 2004 - Google Patents
According to a first aspect of the invention, a pipelined hardware implementation of a neural
network circuit is provided. The inventive neural network circuit includes an input Stage for …

Neural processing element for use in a neural network

N Lightowler - US Patent 7,082,419, 2006 - Google Patents
the present invention relates to a neural processing element for use in a neural network
(NN). Particularly, but not exclusively, the invention relates to a scalable implementation of a …

Device and method for implementing a sparse neural network

XIE Dongliang, K Junlong, S Han - US Patent App. 15/242,625, 2018 - Google Patents
The present invention proposes a highly parallel solution for implementing ANN by sharing
both weights matrix of ANN and input activation vectors. It significantly reduces the memory …

Triangular scalable neural array processor

GG Pechanek, S Vassiliadis - US Patent 5,617,512, 1997 - Google Patents
This invention relates to new and useful improvements in general purpose digital computing
systems. More specifically, it relates to a scalable neural network architecture which uses an …