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GB2631485B - Activation accelerator for neural network accelerator - Google Patents

Activation accelerator for neural network accelerator

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GB2631485B
GB2631485B GB2310098.5A GB202310098A GB2631485B GB 2631485 B GB2631485 B GB 2631485B GB 202310098 A GB202310098 A GB 202310098A GB 2631485 B GB2631485 B GB 2631485B
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Adolfo Escobar Juzga Fernando
Edward Vines Alan
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Imagination Technologies Ltd
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Priority to EP24185313.4A priority patent/EP4485280A1/en
Priority to US18/758,244 priority patent/US20250053595A1/en
Priority to US18/757,972 priority patent/US20250028943A1/en
Priority to US18/758,560 priority patent/US20250053552A1/en
Priority to US18/758,917 priority patent/US20250053451A1/en
Priority to EP24185323.3A priority patent/EP4485281A1/en
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GB2310098.5A GB2631485B (en) 2023-06-30 2023-06-30 Activation accelerator for neural network accelerator
EP24185313.4A EP4485280A1 (en) 2023-06-30 2024-06-28 Activation accelerator for neural network accelerator
US18/758,244 US20250053595A1 (en) 2023-06-30 2024-06-28 Activation accelerator for neural network accelerator
US18/757,972 US20250028943A1 (en) 2023-06-30 2024-06-28 Activation accelerator for neural network accelerator
US18/758,560 US20250053552A1 (en) 2023-06-30 2024-06-28 Activation accelerator for neural network accelerator
US18/758,917 US20250053451A1 (en) 2023-06-30 2024-06-28 Activation accelerator for neural network accelerator
EP24185323.3A EP4485281A1 (en) 2023-06-30 2024-06-28 Activation accelerator for neural network accelerator

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US20170169132A1 (en) * 2015-12-15 2017-06-15 Analog Devices, Inc. Accelerated lookup table based function evaluation
CN108920748A (en) * 2018-05-22 2018-11-30 复旦大学 A kind of non-linear arithmetic circuit structure with high flexibility and precision
US20190147323A1 (en) * 2017-11-03 2019-05-16 Imagination Technologies Limited Activation Functions for Deep Neural Networks

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20170169132A1 (en) * 2015-12-15 2017-06-15 Analog Devices, Inc. Accelerated lookup table based function evaluation
US20190147323A1 (en) * 2017-11-03 2019-05-16 Imagination Technologies Limited Activation Functions for Deep Neural Networks
CN108920748A (en) * 2018-05-22 2018-11-30 复旦大学 A kind of non-linear arithmetic circuit structure with high flexibility and precision

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