Device and method for performing neural network operations

• Main Author: THE INVENTOR HAS WAIVED THE RIGHT TO BE MENTIONED
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 19.06.2020
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS; COMPUTING; COUNTING; PHYSICS

The invention provides a device and method for executing neural network operation, the device comprises an on-chip interconnection module and a plurality of neural network processing modules in communication connection with the on-chip interconnection module, and the neural network processing modules can read and write data from other neural network processing modules through the on-chip interconnection module. In the multi-core and multi-layer artificial neural network operation, each layer of neural network operation is divided, then operation is carried out by a plurality of neural networkprocessing modules to obtain respective operation result data, and the plurality of neural network processing units further carry out data exchange on the respective operation result data. 本公开提供了一种用于执行神经网络运算的装置及方法，装置包括片上互联模块和与该片上互联模块通信连接的多个神经网络处理模块，神经网络处理模块能够通过片上互联模块从其它神经网络处理模块中读写数据。在多核多层人工神经网络运算中，要将每一层神经网络运算进行划分，进而由多个神经网络处理模块进行运算，得到各自的运算结果数据，多个神经网络处理单元还将各自的运算结果数据进行数据交换。