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Xiangteng NPU Chip – Core Board Hardware Design Reference Materials Compilation

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Xiangteng NPU Chip - Core Board Hardware Design Reference Materials Compilation

The Xiangteng NPU chip HKN201 neural network processor is a domestically produced, high-performance, multi-core processor designed for strong real-time, high-performance, and high-concurrency application scenarios by Xi’an Xiangteng Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.The hardware design reference documents for the HKN201 neural network processor core board include the hardware design guide, core board hardware schematic reference, schematic design … Read more

Understanding the Roles of CPU, GPU, NPU, and More: A Comprehensive Guide

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Understanding the Roles of CPU, GPU, NPU, and More: A Comprehensive Guide

✎ Introduction Are you still confused about the differences between CPU, GPU, FPGA, ASIC, DPU, and NPU? In modern computing, there are various specialized processor chips, each with unique characteristics serving different application needs. With the rise of AI and the semiconductor industry, these chips have transitioned from being “high-end” to “widely recognized,” yet those … Read more

Understanding CPU/GPU/TPU/NPU… What Are These XPU Technologies?

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Understanding CPU/GPU/TPU/NPU... What Are These XPU Technologies?

Author: iot101 IoT Think Tank Original Reprint must indicate the source and origin —— [Introduction] —— In this era of rapid technological advancement, concepts like the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and deep learning are flourishing, and various chip terms such as GPU, TPU, NPU, and DPU are emerging one after another… What are they? … Read more

Applications of NPU Chips in the Field of Artificial Intelligence

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Applications of NPU Chips in the Field of Artificial Intelligence

The NPU (Neural Processing Unit) is hardware specifically designed to accelerate artificial intelligence algorithms, particularly deep learning. Its core advantages lie in efficiently processing parallel computing tasks while reducing latency and power consumption. In the field of artificial intelligence, the applications of NPUs are extensive, with some typical directions as follows: Smartphones and Mobile Devices … Read more

Black Sesame Intelligence: A2000 Chip Scores Higher than Thor, the Battle for Advanced Autonomous Driving Has Yet to Begin

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Black Sesame Intelligence: A2000 Chip Scores Higher than Thor, the Battle for Advanced Autonomous Driving Has Yet to Begin

The battle for advanced autonomous driving has yet to begin.Author | Wang RuiEditor | Xi Zi “We have achieved and even surpassed the most advanced chips made with 4nm technology using a 7nm process.” At the China Electric Vehicle 100 Forum (2025), Shan Jizhang, founder and CEO of Black Sesame Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd., presented … Read more

Understanding NPU: A Comprehensive Overview

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Understanding NPU: A Comprehensive Overview

(Source: extremetech) What does “NPU” stand for? What can it do? Here’s what you need to know about this emerging technology. In the past year, discussions about Neural Processing Units (NPU) have increased significantly. Although NPUs have been present in smartphones for several years, Intel, AMD, and more recently, Microsoft have launched consumer-grade laptops and … Read more

Overview of Domestic AI Chips: GPU/NPU Manufacturers Are All Here

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Overview of Domestic AI Chips: GPU/NPU Manufacturers Are All Here

Changqing Cloud Overview of Domestic AI Chips: GPU/NPU Manufacturers Are All Here GPU NPU Introduction The explosive growth of artificial intelligence computing power is driving the global semiconductor industry landscape to be reshaped. According to IDC’s forecast, by 2025, the scale of China’s AI chip market will exceed 200 billion yuan, with training chips accounting … Read more

NPU Integration Across Various Hardware: Lenovo Showcases AI Monitor and USB-C Stick Prototype

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NPU Integration Across Various Hardware: Lenovo Showcases AI Monitor and USB-C Stick Prototype

Lenovo showcased two concept validation devices at MWC, both of which are AI PC peripherals. These devices are equipped with independent NPU, capable of injecting AI computing power into older devices without integrated NPU, providing support for local inference of large models. The monitor, which has a built-in NPU, not only provides AI computing power … Read more

Why Add an NPU to Core Ultra Processors?

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Why Add an NPU to Core Ultra Processors?

At the Intel Innovation conference, Intel introduced the Meteor Lake processor, which includes an AI inference acceleration unit: NPU. What is the significance of this for PCs? In this article, we will discuss the NPU (Neural Processing Unit) of Meteor Lake. This series of articles also includes an introduction to the key technologies of Meteor … Read more

Differences Between DPU and GPU

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Differences Between DPU and GPU

(Source: techspot) Today, hardware and software applications for artificial intelligence have evolved into systems designed specifically to optimize AI and neural network operations. This includes Neural Processing Units (NPU), whose capabilities in accelerating AI tasks are often comparable to those of Graphics Processing Units (GPU). NPUs are increasingly common hardware designed to execute cutting-edge AI/machine … Read more