Novices Explore Building a TPU from Scratch
By
evxxan
Crisp on the outside, thoughtful on the inside. A keeper.
Summary
A group of novices attempts to understand and build a TPU (Tensor Processing Unit) from scratch, driven by curiosity and the challenge of tackling something outside their professional expertise. The article details their journey, motivations, and the reasoning behind choosing such a complex project.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledNone of us have real professional experience in hardware design, which, in a way, made the TPU even more appealing since we weren't able to estimate exactly how difficult it would be.
We wanted to do something very challenging to prove to ourselves that we can do anything we put our mind to.
Nobody really understands how TPUs work…and neither do we!
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