Mixed core processor unit

DWPI Title: Processor unit for processing data using a processing unit having neural cores and digital processing cores in the computer system such as wireless communications links, optical fiber cable, comprises a group of neural cores
Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing data. The data is sent to a processor unit comprising a group of neural cores, a group of digital processing cores, and a routing network connecting the group of digital processing cores. The data is processed in the processor unit to generate a result.
Use: Processor unit for processing data using a processing unit having neural cores and digital processing cores in the computer system such as wireless communications links, optical fiber cable.
Advantage: The processor unit solves an optimization problem or simulating the equilibrium distribution of a physical system.
Novelty: The processor unit comprises a group of neural cores. A neural core in the group of neural cores has programmable resistive units that have resistances that are changeable during the operation of the neural core. Columns of the programmable resistive units in the neural core are configured to represent a digit in a positional number system using numeric scales. At least one resistive unit has more levels than represented by the unit. And a carry can be ignored during programming and the neural core can be programmed in parallel. A group of digital processing cores and a routing network connected the group of digital processing cores.
Filed: 11/2/2016
Application Number: US15341991A
Tech ID: SD 13803.0
This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention.
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