Mixed-precision ai processor and operating method thereof

An operating method of a mixed-precision AI processor, wherein the operating method is applicable to an AI processor and is characterized in comprising:

• receiving an input data;
• and
• switching the AI processor to a first mode, a second mode or a third mode by a control module of the AI processor according to a calculation strategy, wherein the calculation strategy comprises:
• the format used in each of several calculations is a first format or a second format;
• in the first mode, the control module enables a first calculation module to perform the first format calculation based on the input data;
• in the second mode, the control module enables a second calculation module to perform the second format calculation based on the input data;
• and
• in the third mode, for each of the calculations, the control module enables the first calculation module or the second calculation mode to perform calculation based on the input data or a data derived from the input data according to the calculation strategy.

A mixed-precision artificial intelligence (AI) processor, characterized in comprising:

• an integrated calculation module provided with a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein in the first configuration, the integrated calculation module is configured to perform calculation based on the data with a first format;
• in the second configuration, the integrated calculation module is configured to perform calculation based on the data with a second format different from the first format;
• a control module coupled to the integrated calculation module to convert the AI processor to a first mode, a second mode or a third mode according to a calculation strategy and to perform calculation based on an input data to obtain a calculation result;
• wherein the calculation strategy comprises:
• the format used in each of several calculations is the first format or the second format;
• in the first mode, the control module configures the integrated calculation module as the first configuration to perform calculation based on the input data;
• in the second mode, the control module configures the integrated calculation module as the second configuration to perform calculation based on the input data;
• in the third mode, for each of the calculations, the control module configures the integrated calculation module as the first configuration or the second configuration to perform calculation based on the input data or a data derived from the input data according to the calculation strategy.

An operating method of a mixed-precision AI processor, is applicable to an AI processor, wherein the operating method comprises:

• receiving an input data;
• and
• switching the AI processor to a first mode, a second mode or a third mode by a control module of the AI processor according to a calculation strategy, wherein the calculation strategy comprises the format used in each of several calculations is a first format or a second format;
• in the first mode, the control module arranges an integrated calculation module as a first configuration to perform calculation based on the input data with the first format;
• in the second mode, the control module configuration the integrated calculation module is a second configuration to perform calculation based on the input data with the second format;
• and
• in the third mode, for each of the calculations, the control module, according to the calculation strategy, configures the integrated calculation module as the first configuration or the second configuration to perform calculation based on the input data or a data derived from the input data using the first format or the second format.