The Dynamic Neural Accelerator II Architecture (DNA-II) by EdgeCortix is a sophisticated neural network IP core structured for extensive parallelism and efficiency enhancement. Distinguished by its run-time reconfigurable interconnects between computing elements, DNA-II supports a broad spectrum of AI models, including both convolutional and transformer networks, making it suitable for diverse edge AI applications.
With its scalable performance starting from 1K MACs, the DNA-II architecture integrates easily with many SoC and FPGA applications. This architecture provides a foundation for the SAKURA-II AI Accelerator, supporting up to 240 TOPS in processing capacity. The unique aspect of DNA-II is its utilization of advanced data path configurations to optimize processing parallelism and resource allocation, thereby minimizing on-chip memory bandwidth limitations.
The DNA-II is particularly noted for its superior computational capabilities, ensuring that AI models operate with maximum efficiency and speed. Leveraging its patented run-time reconfigurable data paths, it significantly increases hardware performance metrics and energy efficiency. This capability not only enhances the compute power available for complex inference tasks but also reduces the power footprint, which is critical for edge-based deployments.
