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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2020
Neuchips Corporation, Hsinchu, TW;
Chiung-Liang Lin, Taichung, TW;
Chao-Yang Kao, Hsinchu, TW;
NEUCHIPS CORPORATION, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A matrix calculation device including a storing unit, a multiply accumulate (MAC) circuit, a pre-fetch circuit, and a control circuit, and an operation method thereof are provided. The storing unit stores a first and second matrixes. The MAC circuit is configured to execute MAC calculation. The pre-fetch circuit pre-fetches at least one column of the first matrix from the storing unit to act as pre-fetch data, pre-fetches at least one row of the second matrix from the storing unit to act as the pre-fetch data, or pre-fetches at least one column of the first matrix and at least one row of the second matrix from the storing unit to act as the pre-fetch data. The control circuit decides whether to perform the MAC calculation on a current column of the first matrix and a current row of the second matrix through the MAC circuit according to the pre-fetch data.