Qualcomm Incorporated

William Richard Bell, Ii

Vikram Makam Gupta

David Jonathan Julian

Jeffrey Alexander Levin

Ravindra Manohar Patwardhan

Venkata Sreekanta Reddy Annapureddy

Venkat Rangan

Dexu Lin

Michael-David Nakayoshi Canoy

Somdeb Majumdar

Sarah Paige Gibson

William Howard Constable

Avijit Chakraborty

Ramakrishna Kintada

David Edward Howard

A method of quantizing a floating point machine learning network to obtain a fixed point machine learning network using a quantizer may include selecting at least one moment of an input distribution of the floating point machine learning network. The method may also include determining quantizer parameters for quantizing values of the floating point machine learning network based at least in part on the at least one selected moment of the input distribution of the floating point machine learning network to obtain corresponding values of the fixed point machine learning network.

Fixed point neural network based on floating point neural network quantization

Methods and apparatus are provided for using a breakpoint determination unit to examine an artificial nervous system. One example method generally includes operating at least a portion of the artificial nervous system; using the breakpoint determination unit to detect that a condition exists based at least in part on monitoring one or more components in the artificial nervous system; and at least one of suspending, examining, modifying, or flagging the operation of the at least the portion of the artificial nervous system, based at least in part on the detection.

Methods and apparatus for implementing a breakpoint determination unit in an artificial nervous system

A method for managing synapse plasticity in a neural network includes converting a first set of synapses from a plastic synapse type to a fixed synapse type. The method may also include converting a second set of synapses from the fixed synapse type to the plastic synapse type.

Plastic synapse management

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Carlsbad, CA, United States of America

William Richard Bell, Ii