The artificial intelligence chips (AI) chip is an important part of artificial intelligence technology. It is the hardware foundation of AI algorithm and the essential of the AI era. This paper analyzes the state of the art, characteristics, potential technical trends and marketing of AI chips, and forecasts the opportunities, challenges and future trends faced by AI chips.
YIN Shouyi
,
GUO Heng
,
WEI Shaojun
. Present situation and future trend of artificial intelligence chips[J]. Science & Technology Review, 2018
, 36(17)
: 45
-51
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DOI: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2018.17.006
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