A neural processing unit (NPU) includes a controller including a scheduler, the controller configured to receive from a compiler a machine code of an artificial neural network (ANN) including a fusion ANN, the machine code including data locality information of the fusion ANN, and receive heterogeneous sensor data from a plurality of sensors corresponding to the fusion ANN; at least one processing element configured to perform fusion operations of the fusion ANN including a convolution operation and at least one special function operation; a special function unit (SFU) configured to perform a special function operation of the fusion ANN; and an on-chip memory configured to store operation data of the fusion ANN, wherein the schedular is configured to control the at least one processing element and the on-chip memory such that all operations of the fusion ANN are processed in a predetermined sequence according to the data locality information.


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    Title :

    NPU IMPLEMENTED FOR FUSION-ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK TO PROCESS HETEROGENEOUS DATA PROVIDED BY HETEROGENEOUS SENSORS


    Contributors:
    KIM LOK WON (author)

    Publication date :

    2023-11-02


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion / G05B Steuer- oder Regelsysteme allgemein , CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL / G06F ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING , Elektrische digitale Datenverarbeitung / G06N COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS , Rechnersysteme, basierend auf spezifischen Rechenmodellen / G06T Bilddatenverarbeitung oder Bilddatenerzeugung allgemein , IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL