Vendor: VeriSilicon Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Category: NPU

NPU IP for Data Center and Automotive

The VIP9400 processing family offers programmable, scalable and extendable solutions for markets that demand real time and AI dev…

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Overview

The VIP9400 processing family offers programmable, scalable and extendable solutions for markets that demand real time and powerful AI devices. VIP9400 Series’ patented Neural Network engine and Tensor Processing Fabric deliver superb neural network inference performance with industry-leading power efficiency (TOPS/W) and area efficiency (mm2/W). The VIP9400’s scalable architecture can provide 80TOPS computing ability, enables AI for data center and automotive application.
 

In addition to neural network acceleration, VIP9400 Series are equipped with Parallel Processing Units (PPUs), which provide full programmability along with conformance to OpenCL 1.2 and OpenVX 1.2.

Key features

  • Programmable Engines (PPU) & NN Engine
    • 128-bit vector processing unit (shader + ext)
    • OpenCL 1.2 shader instruction set
    • Enhanced vision instruction set (EVIS)
    • INT 8/16/32b, Float 16/32b in PPU
  • Convolution layers
    • INT8 with INT16, Float16, or BFloat16 variant in NN
    • Tensor Processing Fabric
    • Non-convolution layers
    • Multi-lane processing for data shuffling, normalization, pooling/unpooling, LUT, etc.
    • Network pruning support, zero skipping, compression
    • On-chip SRAM for DDR BW saving
    • Accepts INT 8/16b, BFloat16, Float16
  • Unified Programming Model
    • OpenCL, OpenVX
    • Parallel processing between PPU and NN HW accelerators with priority setting
    • Supports popular vision and deep learning frameworks: OpenCV, Caffe, Caffe2, TensorFlow, TensorFlowLite, ONNX, PyTorch, MXnet, Cognitive Toolkit, PaddlePaddle, Keras
  • SW & Tools
    • ACUITY: End-to-end Neural Network development tool
    • Eclipse-based IDE for coding/debugging/Profiling
    • Linux and Android NN API runtime support
    • Task specific engines speed up for commonly used AI apps
  • Scalability
    • Number of PPU and NN cores can be configured independently
    • Same OpenVX/OpenCL code runs on all processor variants; scalable performance
  • Extendibility
    • FLEXA API: Easy integration with other VSI IPs
    • Reconfigurable EVIS for user to define own instructions
    • VIP-ConnectTM: HW and SW I/F protocol to plug in customer HW accelerators and expose functionality via CL/VX custom kernels

Block Diagram

VIP9400 block diagram

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Specifications

Identity

Part Number
VIP9400
Vendor
VeriSilicon Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Provider

VeriSilicon Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
HQ: USA
VeriSilicon Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (VeriSilicon, 688521.SH) is committed to providing customers with platform-based, all-round, one-stop custom silicon services and semiconductor IP licensing services leveraging its in-house semiconductor IP. Under the unique "Silicon Platform as a Service" (SiPaaS) business model, depending on the comprehensive IP portfolio, VeriSilicon can create silicon products from definition to test and package in a short period of time, and provides high performance and cost-efficient semiconductor alternative products for fabless, IDM, system vendors (OEM/ODM), large internet companies and cloud service provider, etc. VeriSilicon's business covers consumer electronics, automotive electronics, computer and peripheral, industry, data processing, Internet of Things (IoT) and other applications. VeriSilicon presents a variety of customized silicon solutions, including high-definition video, high-definition audio and voice, in-vehicle infotainment, video surveillance, IoT connectivity, smart wearable, high-end application processor, video transcoding acceleration and intelligent pixel processing, etc. In addition, VeriSilicon has six types of in-house processor IPs, namely GPU IP, NPU IP, VPU IP, DSP IP, ISP IP and Display Processor IP, as well as more than 1,400 analog and mixed signal IPs and RF IPs. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Shanghai, China, VeriSilicon has 7 design and R&D centers in China and the United States, as well as 11 sales and customer service offices worldwide. VeriSilicon currently has more than 1,200 employees.
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