Technologies for scaling inter-kernel technologies for accelerator device kernels

A programmable logic device, comprising:

• a kernel configured to have two selectable states, the two selectable states comprising an active state performing a corresponding function and a sleep state with reduced power consumption;
• first inter-kernel communication circuitry configured to:
• receive an activation function from a second inter-kernel communication circuitry of another programmable logic device;
• in response to receiving the activation function from the second inter-kernel communication circuitry of the other programmable logic device, wake up the kernel from the sleep state to the active state to perform an operation specified in the activation function;
• cause a camera or image sensor to capture image data in response to the receipt of the activation function;
• cause the kernel to process the image data from the camera or image sensor corresponding to the activation function in the active state;
• and
• transmit results of the data processing to the other programmable logic device.

A semiconductor device, comprising:

• a kernel configured to monitor a stream of data, determine that an event has occurred, and based at least in part on the determination that the event has occurred, transmit an indication of the event, wherein the stream of data comprises image data, and the event comprises determining a speed of an automobile or identifying the automobile as corresponding to particular automobile parameters, wherein identifying the automobile comprises matching a license plate, a color, or a make of the automobile to the particular automobile parameters;
• and
• inter-kernel communication circuitry configured to communicate with other semi-conductor devices based on processing that has been performed in the kernel or is to be performed in the kernel, wherein the inter-kernel communication circuitry comprises:
• a memory to store one or more activation rules and one or more security keys, wherein the one or more activation rules are configured to indicate which external kernel in a separate processing device is configured to be targeted with an activation function configured to activate the external kernel from a sleep state to perform a corresponding function, and the one or more security keys are configured to enable access to the external kernel;
• a plurality of interfaces comprising:
• a first interface configured to enable communication with the kernel;
• and
• a peer interface configured to enable communication with the external kernel using a peer-to-peer channel corresponding to the separate processing device;
• and
• one or more processors to:
• receive the indication of the event;
• and
• based on receiving the indication, transmit the activation function to the separate processing device.