DNN Hardware

Registration

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Lectures

The slides for the lectures will be provided on this page after each lecture. For downloading, a ZIH login is required.

• Lecture 1: Introduction
• Lecture 2: Introduction to DNN
• Lecture 3: DNN Hardware Architectures I
• Lecture 4: DNN Hardware Architectures II
• Lecture 5: DNN Hardware Systems
• Lecture 6: Number formats and quantization
• Lecture 7: Hardware Arithmetic
• Lecture 8: Compiler and Deployment
• Lecture 9: Hardware/Software Co-Design
• Lecture 10: Sparsity and Pre-Processing
• Lecture 11: Near/In-Memory Computing
• Lecture 12: Bio-Inspired AI

Exercise

The exercise tasks are provided on this page prior to each exercise. For downloading, a ZIH login is required.

• Exercise 1: DNN 1: Tasks, Solutions
• Exercise 2: DNN 2: Tasks, Solutions
• Exercise 3: Architecture Basics I: Tasks, Solutions
• Exercise 4: Architecture Basics II: Tasks, Solutions
• Exercise 5: System Architecture: Tasks, Solutions
• Exercise 6: Number Formats and Quantization: Tasks, Solutions
• Exercise 7: Hardware Arithmetic: Tasks, Solutions
• Exercise 8: Hardware/Software Co-Design: Tasks (updated), Solutions
• Exercise 9: Sparsity: Tasks, Solutions

Exam

Information for the written exam 2023:

• Date: Friday, 28.7. 7:30-9:00 (90 minutes)
• Room: GÖR 226
• Permitted utilities:
  • Non-programmable, scientific calculator
  • "Cheat sheet": one DIN A4 paper, hand-written, not copied, can be written on both sides
• Test exam: Tasks, Solutions

For any questions regarding the course, please contact Johannes Partzsch.