The PlayStation VR headset runs on the PlayStation 4, but it also requires a Wii-sized processing unit, which is included with every device. To date, Sony hasn't said much about what it does--but ...

NPU stands for neural processing unit. It's a specially designed and manufactured piece of silicon that can accelerate machine learning calculations faster than a more generalized central ...

How has the cost of serving a search query vs. the revenue per search query changed at Google as the company moves toward an ...

But Microsoft's custom Holographic Processing Unit (HPU) has always posed something of a mystery. At Hot Chips this week, the company finally shed a little light on what its special chip is doing.

With the introduction of the NPU, which stands for neural processing unit, processes that use AI will be sped up — at least, in theory. Apple has been using an NPU in its chips for years now, ...