LOW POWER COMPUTATIONAL IMAGING

摘要

The present application discloses a computing device that can provide a low-power, highly capable computing platform for computational imaging. The computing device can include one or more processing units, for example one or more vector processors and one or more hardware accelerators, an intelligent memory fabric, a peripheral device, and a power management module. The computing device can communicate with external devices, such as one or more image sensors, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, or any other suitable sensor devices.

主权项

1. A computing device comprising:
a plurality of vector processors, wherein one of the plurality of vector processors is configured to execute an instruction that operates on a first array of values; a hardware accelerator configured to perform a filtering operation on a second array of values; a memory fabric comprising a plurality of memory slices and an interconnect system having a first interface and a second interface, wherein the first interface is configured to couple the plurality of vector processors to the plurality of memory slices and wherein the second interface is configured to couple the hardware accelerator to the plurality of memory slices; and a host processor configured to cause the memory fabric to provide the first array of values to the one of the plurality of vector processors via the first interface and to provide the second array of values to the hardware accelerator via the second interface, thereby enabling the one of the plurality of vector processors to process the first array of values in accordance with the instruction and enabling the hardware accelerator to process the second array of values in accordance with the filtering operation.