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2d ago

On-Device AI Silicon: How NPUs Are Changing Smartphone Architecture

We analyze the architectural shift toward dedicated neural processing units, examining TOPS metrics, memory bandwidth bottlenecks, and private on-device LLMs.

By Dr. Julian Hayes5 min read