Neural network with fused operators

A neural network with fused operators, wherein the neural network comprises a convolution operation having a convolution sub-operation and a bias sub-operation, and an element-wise operation following the convolution operation;

• wherein the neural network is deployed in an artificial intelligence accelerator having a convolution unit for performing the convolution sub-operation and a single point processing unit for performing the element-wise operation;
• wherein the single point processing unit comprises a plurality of sub-module circuits that are connected sequentially and configured with respective configuration parameters, and wherein the configuration parameters of the plurality of sub-module circuits are determined by the following steps:
• determining, based on an operation relationship of the convolution operation and an operation relationship of the element-wise operation, operation relationships of fused operations fusing the bias sub-operation of the convolution operation and the element-wise operation;
• determining, based on the operation relationship of the fused operation, the configuration parameters of the plurality of sub-module circuits, and configuring, based on the configuration parameters, the plurality of sub-module circuits, such that the single point processing unit can perform the fused operation based on the configuration parameters;
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• configuring the convolution unit and the single point processing unit, such that the convolution unit and the single point processing unit can perform the sub-convolution operation and the fused operation in a pipeline mode.