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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2022
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for performing machine learning tasks, and in particular, a hybrid architecture that includes both neural processing unit (NPU) and compute-in-memory (CIM) elements. One example neural-network-processing circuit generally includes a plurality of CIM processing elements (PEs), a plurality of neural processing unit (NPU) PEs, and a bus coupled to the plurality of CIM PEs and to the plurality of NPU PEs. One example method for neural network processing generally includes processing data in a neural-network-processing circuit comprising a plurality of CIM PEs, a plurality of NPU PEs, and a bus coupled to the plurality of CIM PEs and to the plurality of NPU PEs; and transferring the processed data between at least one of the plurality of CIM PEs and at least one of the plurality of NPU PEs via the bus.