Benefit of pruning and clustering a neural network for before deploying on Arm Ethos-U NPU
July 24, 2023
Pruning and clustering are optimization techniques:
- Pruning: setting weights to zero
- Clustering: grouping weights together into clusters
These techniques modify the weights of a Machine Learning model. In some cases, they enable:
- Significant speed-up of the inference execution
- Reduction of the memory footprint
- Reduction in the overall power consumption of the system
We assume that you can optimize your workload without loss in accuracy and that you target an Arm® Ethos NPU. You can therefore prune and cluster your neural network before using the Vela compiler and deploying it on the Ethos-U hardware. See below for more information on optimizing your workload.
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