Formalism of DNN Accelerator Flexibility
The Benefit vs Curse of Specialization The pervasiveness of deep neural network (DNN) accelerators and cambrian explosion in AI accelerator chip designs is testament to the value of specialization. The datapaths in these accelerators are tailored to the operators and...
Lessons Learned from General Chairing a Major Conference
In 2019, we knew that we will be the general co-chairs of ISCA in two years. That is ISCA 2021, with ISCA 2020 to be held in Valencia, Spain. Of course, nobody could have expected the turning of the events. Covid hit and ISCA 2020 became online. So, the decision has...
Reducing Embodied Carbon is Important
A recent post raises awareness of the challenges of reducing operational carbon, while also controversially challenging the importance of embodied carbon. We rebut the arguments raised against using embodied carbon as a design metric and conclude by advocating for more research on reducing embodied carbon.
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