中國首款神經網絡處理器正式發佈
China has launched the country's first embedded neural network processing unit (NPU), marking one more major breakthrough in the country's NPU research and development.
近日，我國發布了國內首款嵌入式神經網絡處理器(NPU)，標誌着我國在NPU領域的研究和開發上又取得了一項重大突破。The VC0758 NPU, developed by China's leading video technology supplier Vimicro, is based on a data-driven parallel computing model, which can greatly improve the smart chip's computational ability, said Zhang Yundong, executive director of the Vimicro State Key Laboratory on digital multimedia chip technology.
中星微“數字多媒體芯片技術”國家重點實驗室執行主任張韻東表示，VC0758型號的NPU是由國內領先的視頻技術供應商中星微電子基於"數據驅動並行計算"架構開發的。這種架構能極大地提高智能芯片的運算能力。
Vimicro announced that it has realized mass production of the VC0758 NPU after five years of research, suggesting that China is now one of the countries with the most advanced artificial intellectual technology, according China National Radio (CNR).
根據中央人民廣播電臺報道，中星微電子有限公司日前宣佈，在五年的研究之後，已實現VC0758型號的NPU的量產。此外，該公司認爲我國現在已經是世界上人工智能技術最先進的國家之一。
Zhang added that the chip is especially skilled in processing multimedia data such as videos and images. Its capabilities will especially be brought into full play when it is used for embedded computer vision applications, CNR reported.
張韻東主任補充說道，該芯片尤其擅長於處理視頻和圖像類數據。中央人民廣播電臺報道稱，這一能力，尤其是充分發揮時，將會在嵌入式機器視覺應用中發揮作用。The CNR noted that the smart chip will give a major boost to improvement for China's video surveillance industry and can help the country to establish a leading position in the world.
中央人民廣播電臺指出，智能芯片將推動中國視頻監控行業的發展，並且可以幫助我國確立在世界上的領先地位。According to China Central Television, the VC0758 will be widely employed in drone, intelligent drive assistance systems or in the field of robot vision.
中央電視臺聲稱，VC0758將被廣泛應用到無人機、智能駕駛輔助系統或機器視覺領域。
