Patent ID: 11915119
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 36:
37. A convolutional neural network (CNN) processing apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to:
generating an approximate output by performing a first convolution operation between a first part of an input and a first part of a kernel;
selecting a survival network in a convolutional layer based on the approximate output;
dependent on the performed first convolution operation, determine whether a result of the first convolution operation meets a predetermined criterion; and
perform a second convolution operation between a second part of the input and a second part of the kernel in response to a result of the determination being that the first convolution operation meets the predetermined criterion,
wherein the kernel used in performing the first convolution operation is also used in performing the second convolution operation, and
wherein a convolutional layer in which the first convolution operation is performed is the same as a convolutional layer in which the second convolution operation is performed.