Sparse Optimizations For A Matrix Accelerator Architecture

Abstract: Embodiments described herein include, software, firmware, and hardware logic that provides techniques to perform arithmetic on sparse data via a systolic processing unit. Embodiment described herein provided techniques to skip computational operations for zero filled matrices and sub-matrices. Embodiments additionally provide techniques to maintain data compression through to a processing unit. Embodiments additionally provide an architecture for a sparse aware logic unit.

Patent Information

Application #

Filing Date

13 August 2021

Publication Number

38/2021

Publication Type

INA

Invention Field

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Status

Email

ipo@iphorizons.com

Parent Application

Applicants

INTEL CORPORATION

2200 Mission College Blvd. Santa Clara, California 95054

Inventors

1. RAY, Joydeep

727 Misty Ridge Cir Folsom, California 95054

2. JANUS, Scott

4670 Vista Drive Loomis, California 95650

3. GEORGE, Varghese

460 Tobrurry Way Folsom, California 95630

4. MAIYURAN, Subramaniam

1915 Black Slate Court Gold River, California 95670

5. KOKER, Altug

8241 Trevi Way El Dorado Hills, California 95762

6. APPU, Abhishek

8032 Murcia Way El Dorado Hills, California 95762

7. SURTI, Prasoonkumar

1408 Kilrenny Ct Folsom, California 95630

8. RANGANATHAN, Vasanth

3620 RoseCrest Circle El Dorado Hills, California 95762

9. ANDREI, Valentin

320 Crescent Village Cir. San Jose, California 95134

10. GARG, Ashutosh

1900 Prairie City Road Folsom, California 95630

11. HAREL, Yoav

5955 Van Alstine Avenue #49 Carmichael, California 95608

12. HUNTER, JR., Arthur

2122 Decente Ct. Cameron Park, California 95682

13. KIM, SungYe

1844 Orchard Terrace Ct Folsom, California 95630

14. MACPHERSON, Mike

12476 NW Hibbard Drive Portland, Oregon 97229

15. OULD-AHMED-VALL, Elmoustapha

5000 W Chandler Blvd M/S: CH7-401 Chandler, Arizona 85226

16. SADLER, William

1900 Prairie City Rd FM5-2-D1 Folsom, California 95630

17. STRIRAMASSARMA, Lakshminarayanan

2073 Tarbolton Circle Folsom, California 95630

18. VEMULAPALLI, Vikranth

677 Westchester Drive Folsom, California 95630

Specification

Documents

Application Documents

#	Name	Date
1	202147036753-FORM 1 [13-08-2021(online)].pdf	2021-08-13
2	202147036753-DRAWINGS [13-08-2021(online)].pdf	2021-08-13
3	202147036753-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [13-08-2021(online)].pdf	2021-08-13
4	202147036753-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [13-08-2021(online)].pdf	2021-08-13
5	202147036753.pdf	2021-10-19
6	202147036753-FORM-26 [02-11-2021(online)].pdf	2021-11-02
7	202147036753-FORM 3 [14-02-2022(online)].pdf	2022-02-14
8	202147036753-FORM 3 [16-08-2022(online)].pdf	2022-08-16
9	202147036753-FORM 18 [28-12-2022(online)].pdf	2022-12-28
10	202147036753-FER.pdf	2023-01-31
11	202147036753-FORM 3 [15-05-2023(online)].pdf	2023-05-15
12	202147036753-PETITION UNDER RULE 137 [27-07-2023(online)].pdf	2023-07-27
13	202147036753-OTHERS [27-07-2023(online)].pdf	2023-07-27
14	202147036753-MARKED COPIES OF AMENDEMENTS [27-07-2023(online)].pdf	2023-07-27
15	202147036753-FORM 13 [27-07-2023(online)].pdf	2023-07-27
16	202147036753-FER_SER_REPLY [27-07-2023(online)].pdf	2023-07-27
17	202147036753-CLAIMS [27-07-2023(online)].pdf	2023-07-27
18	202147036753-Annexure [27-07-2023(online)].pdf	2023-07-27
19	202147036753-AMMENDED DOCUMENTS [27-07-2023(online)].pdf	2023-07-27
20	202147036753-Proof of Right [05-09-2023(online)].pdf	2023-09-05
21	202147036753-FORM 3 [15-11-2023(online)].pdf	2023-11-15

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