Nvidia Corporation

Ageia Technologies, Inc.

Dilip Sequeira

Richard Tonge

Lihua Zhang

Monier Maher

Curtis Matthew Davis

Jean Pierre Bordes

Hao Fang Wu

Ujval J Kapasi

Bruno Heidelberger

Yilin Zhang

Alex Fit-Florea

Simon Schirm

Adam Moravanszky

Slawomir Kierat

Bryan Richard Galdrikian

Maxim Milakov

Dennis Gustafsson

Szymon Migacz

Zacky Zhou

Peter Tchernev

Aspects of the present invention are directed to computer-implemented techniques for performing data compression and conversion between data formats of varying degrees of precision, and more particularly for improving the inferencing (application) of artificial neural networks using a reduced precision (e.g., INT8) data format. Embodiments of the present invention generate candidate conversions of data output, then employ a relative measure of quality to identify the candidate conversion with the greatest accuracy (i.e., least divergence from the original higher precision values). The representation can be then be used during inference to perform computations on the resulting output data.

Automated methods for conversions to a lower precision data format

A physics software development kit (PSDK) provides scalable physics content as a 'vertical' that defines one or more physics simulations for a graphics asset in a graphics scene. The vertical and the graphics asset may be provided in a verticals library associated with the PSDK or generated using the PSDK. The PSDK integrates the vertical into an existing graphics application to generate physically-realistic graphics content. The vertical may be scaled by a user according to the capabilities of a computer system that executes the PSDK or, alternatively, may be scaled by the PSDK based on received hardware capabilities information. The PSDK selectively offloads the physics simulations associated with the vertical to a physics processing unit to optimize usage of processor resources. In addition, the PSDK provides a technique to extract a graphics asset based on an existing 3D model of the object. The graphics asset may then be simulated with a vertical to provide a physical simulation of the 3D model of the object.

System for providing scalable physics content

A method of operating a Linear Complementarity Problem (LCP) solver is disclosed, where the LCP solver is characterized by multiple execution units operating in parallel to implement a competent computational method adapted to resolve physics-based LCPs in real-time.

Method of operation for parallel LCP solver

A Linear Complementarity Problem (LCP) solver is characterized by multiple execution units operating in parallel to implement a competent computational method adapted to resolve physics-based LCPs in real-time.

Parallel LCP solver and system incorporating same

A projected iterative descent method is used to resolve LCPs related to rigid body dynamics, such that animation of the rigid body dynamics on a display system occur in real-time.

Method and program solving LCPs for rigid body dynamics

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