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NPUs sometimes go by similar names such as a ''tensor processing unit'' (''TPU''), ''neural network processor'' (''NNP'') and ''intelligence processing unit'' (''IPU'') as well as ''vision processing unit'' (''VPU'') and ''graph processing unit'' (''GPU'').
 
NPUs sometimes go by similar names such as a ''tensor processing unit'' (''TPU''), ''neural network processor'' (''NNP'') and ''intelligence processing unit'' (''IPU'') as well as ''vision processing unit'' (''VPU'') and ''graph processing unit'' (''GPU'').
  
== Examples ==
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== NPUs ==
* Google's {{google|TPU}}
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* Intel's Nervana {{nervana|NNP}}
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! Designer !! NPU
* Nvidia's {{nvidia|Volta|l=arch}} (implements tensor cores)
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* Bitmain's {{bitmain|Sophon}}
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| [[Cambricon]] || {{cambricon|MLU}}
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| [[Google]] || {{google|TPU}}
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| [[Intel]] [[Nervana]] || {{nervana|NNP}}
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| [[Nvidia]] || {{nvidia|Volta|l=arch}}
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Revision as of 22:26, 26 May 2018

A neural processor or a neural processing unit (NPU) is a microprocessor that specializes in the acceleration of machine learning algorithms, typically by operating on predictive models such as artificial neural networks (ANNs) or random forests (RFs).

NPUs sometimes go by similar names such as a tensor processing unit (TPU), neural network processor (NNP) and intelligence processing unit (IPU) as well as vision processing unit (VPU) and graph processing unit (GPU).

NPUs

Designer NPU
Bitmain Sophon
Cambricon MLU
Google TPU
Intel Nervana NNP
Nvidia Volta
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