International Business Machines Corporation
Hardware-software co-design of neurosynaptic systems

Abstract:

Hardware placement of neural networks is provided. In various embodiments, a network description is read. The network description describes a spiking neural network. The neural network is trained. An initial placement of the neural network on a plurality of cores is performed. The cores are located on a plurality of chips. Inter-chip communications are measured based on the initial placement. A final placement of the neural network on the plurality of cores is performed based on the inter-chip communications measurements and the initial placement. The final placement reduces inter-chip communication.