Patent ID: 11921814
Assignee: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
receiving a matrix of a neural network model;
classifying at least a first portion of the matrix as a first section based on a first distribution pattern of non-zero elements of the first portion of the matrix;
classifying at least a second portion of the matrix as a second section based on a second distribution pattern of non-zero elements in the second portion of the matrix that is different from the first distribution pattern;
identifying memory addresses of the non-zero elements in the first section of the matrix for loading, according to a first order determined based on the first distribution pattern, the non-zero elements in the first section into one or more vector registers; and
identifying memory addresses of the non-zero elements in the second section of the matrix for loading, according to a second order determined based on the second distribution pattern, the non-zero elements in the second section into one or more vector registers.