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MiCoPro framework enables efficient mixed-precision quantization for edge AI

Researchers have introduced MiCoPro, a novel framework designed for end-to-end co-design of mixed-precision quantization (MPQ) for edge AI applications. This framework addresses the limitations of existing methods by employing an optimization algorithm to find accuracy-optimal quantization configurations under strict latency constraints. MiCoPro utilizes a Hardware-Aware Proxy (HAP) model to improve prediction accuracy and hardware versatility, enabling rapid exploration and direct deployment from PyTorch models to C code. Demonstrations on BitFusion accelerators and RISC-V processors show latency reductions of up to 40% with minimal accuracy loss. AI

IMPACT This framework could accelerate the deployment of efficient AI models on resource-constrained edge devices.

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MiCoPro framework enables efficient mixed-precision quantization for edge AI

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Zijun Jiang, Yangdi Lyu ·

    MiCoPro: End-to-End Mixed Precision HW/SW Co-design with HW-aware Proxy Model

    arXiv:2608.06916v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Quantized Neural Networks~(QNN) with low-bitwidth data have proven promising in efficient storage and computation on edge devices. To mitigate accuracy degradation while maximizing speedup, layer-wise mixed-precision quantization~(M…