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Vendor:
Digital Media Professionals Inc. (DMP Inc.)
Category:
NPU
High-Performance NPU
The ZIA™ A3000 AI processor IP is a low-power processor specifically designed for edge-side neural network inference processing.
Overview
The ZIA™ A3000 AI processor IP is a low-power processor specifically designed for edge-side neural network inference processing. This versatile AI processor offers general-purpose DNN acceleration, empowering customers with the flexibility and configurability to optimize performance for their specific PPA targets. A3000 also supports high-precision inference, reducing CPU workload and memory bandwidth.
Key features
- High-Performance NPU: Featuring a scalable NPU architecture with over 40 TOPS of compute power, capable of handling a wide range of inference tasks.
- Multicore Parallel Processing: A multicore design that can concurrently process multiple diverse models.
- Mixed Precision Computation: Adopts a mixed precision computation approach to balance inference performance and accuracy.
- Extensive Data Format Support: Supports a broad range of data formats including INT4/8, FP4/FP8/FP16.
- Comprehensive Model Support: Wide coverage of ONNX operators, enabling a diverse set of AI models.
- Edge Computing Optimization: Optimized for edge computing with high performance, power efficiency, and area efficiency(PPA).
Block Diagram
ZIA™ A3000 block diagram
Benefits
- Scalable MAC Support: Each core supports from 96 to 2048 MAC units, enabling advanced multicore processing capabilities.
- High-Performance Inference: Delivers over 40 TOPS of inference performance, executing complex computations at high speed.
- Edge Device Optimization: Designed for low power consumption and cost, achieving high performance, power efficiency, and area efficiency (PPA). Compared to NPUs at the same level, it achieves around 50% smaller die size.
- Mixed Precision Arithmetic: DMP proprietary mixed precision arithmetic unit enables combination of high accuracy and high-speed processing.
- Broad Data Format Support: In addition to FP16 and INT8, the latest ML trends are supported, including INT4 and FP4, addressing diverse application needs.
- Proprietary Profiler for Performance and Accuracy Analysis: a custom profiler providing per-layer performance analysis and accuracy degradation, facilitating the optimization of both speed and precision.
Applications
- Smart Cameras:
- Object detection, facial recognition, and other vision-based applications.
- Industrial Automation:
- Predictive maintenance, quality inspection, and other machine vision tasks.
- Robotics:
- Real-time obstacle detection and avoidance, autonomous navigation, and other intelligent control systems.
- Internet of Things (IoT):
- Sensor data analysis, anomaly detection, and predictive maintenance for connected devices.
What’s Included?
- Datasheet
- Hardware
- IP core specifications
- IP core data: Encrypted RTL
- Software
- SDK/Tool specifications
- SDK/Tools
- Sample program
Files
Note: some files may require an NDA depending on provider policy.
Specifications
Identity
Part Number
ZIA™ A3000
Vendor
Digital Media Professionals Inc. (DMP Inc.)
Provider
Digital Media Professionals Inc. (DMP Inc.)
HQ:
Japan
DMP is an R&D-type fabless semiconductor vendor that deploys licensing business of hardware IPs and software IPs based on proprietary 2D/3D graphics technology for embedded devices, as well as graphics LSI business that incorporates these IPs. In recent years, in order to become the world's leading “AI Computing Company” in the AI field, DMP provides solutions through a broad portfolio including AI processor IPs, hardware/ software products and services, and AI ecosystem established by its own.
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What is High-Performance NPU?
High-Performance NPU is a NPU IP core from Digital Media Professionals Inc. (DMP Inc.) listed on Semi IP Hub.
How should engineers evaluate this NPU?
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