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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2020
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Ponan Kuo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Hsiao-Chen Chang, Los Altos, CA (US);
Ji Liang Song, Cupertino, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments relate to a neural processor circuit that includes a first number of neural engine circuits, a second number of channels and a data processor circuit. The first number of neural engine circuits are pipelined into the second number of chains smaller than the first number. Each of the chains is configured to generate output data of a first size. Each of the channels is coupled to each of the chains and configured to transmit the output data from each of the neural engine circuits in the chains sequentially. The data processor circuit is coupled to the channels to receive the output data. The data processor circuit aggregates the output data of each of the chains into aggregated data of a second size larger than the first size and writes the aggregated data of the second size into a buffer memory of the data processor circuit.