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).

Overview

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List of machine learning processors

• Alibaba: Ali-NPU
• Amazon: AWS Inferentia
• Apple: Neural Engine
• ARM: ML Processor
• Baidu: Kunlun
• Bitmain: Sophon
• Cambricon: MLU
• Flex Logix: InferX
• Google: TPU
• Graphcore: IPU
• Groq:
• Hailo, Hailo-8
• Huawei: Ascend
• Intel: NNP, Myriad, EyeQ, GNA
• Kendryte: K210
• NationalChip: Neural Processing Unit (NPU)
• Nvidia: NVDLA, Xavier
• Samsung: Neural Processing Unit (NPU)
• Wave Computing: DPU

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See also

• accelerators