Ternary Neural Processing Unit Architecture for Binary NPU Optimization
Existing chips run ternary — no new silicon required.
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Existing chips run ternary — no new silicon required.
What It IS
Technical VisionThe architectural essence — what makes this technology work
A conventional silicon chip glowing with three distinct light states — amber positive, deep blue negative, calm dark zero — cascading through its existing circuitry. The chip is unchanged; the intelligence is in the encoding. A stream of {-1, 0, +1} values flows through pathways that were built for binary but now speak ternary.
Abstract
A foundational patent describing the ternary optimization layer for binary neural processing units, enabling {-1, 0, +1} weight encoding on existing silicon without hardware modification. Includes quantization methodology and inference acceleration techniques.
Visual Essence
A conventional silicon chip glowing with three distinct light states — amber positive, deep blue negative, calm dark zero — cascading through its existing circuitry. The chip is unchanged; the intelligence is in the encoding. A stream of {-1, 0, +1} values flows through pathways that were built for binary but now speak ternary.
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