Patent ID: 11915128
Assignee: TOKYO ARTISAN INTELLIGENCE CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A neural network processing method of a neural network circuit device including at least an input layer, one or more intermediate layers, and an output layer, the neural network circuit method comprising, in the one or more intermediate layers:
a convolution operation step of receiving an input value X to which convolution is applied, and a weight Wi, and performing a convolution operation thereof;
a step of taking a sum of operation values each subjected to the convolution operation and a bias W0; and
a step of converting a signal Y generated by taking the sum, using an activating function f(u),
wherein, in the convolution operation step, a weight Wi having a zero weight is skipped, and a convolution operation is performed based on a nonzero weight and an input value Xi corresponding thereto.