(MENAFN- Asia Times) Alibaba's R & D arm DAMO Academy said it is developing a neural network chip — Ali-NPU — which will be used in image analysis, machine learning and other AI reasoning calculations,
Jiao Yang, researcher at DAMO Academy, said CPU or GPU, as a general-purpose computing chip, is designed to deal with thread logic and graphics. Thus, it requires high power consumption when dealing with AI computing problems.
According to the design, Alibaba's Ali-NPU performance will be 10 times better than the mainstream AI chips based on CPU or GPU architecture on the market, while the manufacturing cost and power consumption are only half of that.
According to the report, the Ali-NPU's price/performance ratio is expected to be 40 times that of current products.
When the product matures, it will provide public services through Alibaba Cloud.
The daily<> Must-reads from across Asia - directly to your inbox <> <> <> <> China Digest Business Alibaba AI China DAMO Academy Neural network chip Ali-NPU Comments
MENAFN2004201801590000ID1096748719
Legal Disclaimer:
MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.