• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.229-233
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• 2021

NPU in an embedded environment performs deep learning algorithms with few hardware resources. By using a technique that reuses data, deep learning algorithms can be efficiently computed with fewer resources. In previous studies, data is reused using a shifter in ScratchPad for data reuse. However, as the ScratchPad's bandwidth increases, the shifter also consumes a lot of resources. Therefore, we present a data reuse technique using the Buffer Round Robin method. By using the Buffer Round Robin method presented in this paper, the chip area could be reduced by about 4.7% compared to the conventional method.