Bit-serial linear algebra processor
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsHeiner Giefers, Raphael Polig, Jan Van Lunteren
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Abstract
The invention is notably directed to a computing system configured to perform linear algebraic operations. The computing system comprises a co-processing module comprising a co-processing unit. The co-processing unit comprises a parallel array of bit-serial processing units. The bit-serial processing units are adapted to perform the linear algebraic operations with variable precision. The invention further concerns a related computer implemented method and a related computer program product.
Claims20
A computing system configured to perform linear algebraic operations, the computing system comprising:
- a co-processing module comprising a co-processing unit, the co-processing unit comprising a parallel array of bit-serial processing units, the bit-serial processing units being adapted to perform the linear algebraic operations with variable precision.
A computer implemented method for performing linear algebraic operations by a computing system, the computing system comprising a co-processing module comprising a co-processing unit, the co-processing unit comprising a parallel array of bit-serial processing units;
- wherein the method comprises:
- performing, by the bit-serial processing units, linear algebraic operations with variable precision.
A computer program product for operating a computing system, the computing system comprising a co-processing module comprising a co-processing unit, the co-processing unit comprising a parallel array of bit-serial processing units, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by the computing system to cause the computing system to perform a method comprising:
- performing, by the bit-serial processing units, linear algebraic operations with variable precision.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.