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Tensor Processing Unit

Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) is a neural processing unit (NPU) application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) developed by Google for neural network machine learning. Tensorflow, Jax, and PyTorch are supported frameworks for TPU.

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Designer
Google
Introduced
2015
Type
Neural network Machine learning
Version
8

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Comparison of TPUs and GPUs

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Tensor Processing Unit

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Tensor Processing Unit

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Tensor Processing UnitDesignerGoogle1.00infobox
Tensor Processing UnitIntroduced20151.00infobox
Tensor Processing UnitTypeNeural network Machine learning1.00infobox
Tensor Processing UnitVersion81.00infobox
neural networksinstance ofa symbolic math library used for machine learning applications0.80text
SerDes high-speed interfacesinstance ofIt provides proprietary technologies0.80text
overseeing ASIC designinstance ofIt provides proprietary technologies0.80text
and managing chip fabricationinstance ofIt provides proprietary technologies0.80text
packaging through third-party foundries like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Companyinstance ofIt provides proprietary technologies0.80text
Tensor Processing Unitrelated to Eighth generation TPUOn April0.60section
Tensor Processing Unitrelated to Eighth generation TPUGoogle0.60section
Tensor Processing Unitrelated to Eighth generation TPUTensor Processing Units0.60section

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