A METHOD OF OPERATING NEURAL NETWORKS, CORRESPONDING NETWORK, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT

摘要

A method of operating neural networks such as convolutional neural networks including e.g. an input layer, an output layer and at least one intermediate layer between the input layer and the output layer, with the network layers including operating units (10) performing arithmetic operations on input data (a^(k-1), w^(k)) to provide output data (a^(k)).;The method includes:- selecting a set of operating units in the network layers,- performing arithmetic operations in operating units (10) in the selected set of operating units by performing Residue Number System or RNS operations on RNS-converted (12) input data (a^(k-1), w^(k)) by obtaining RNS output data (a^(k)) in the Residue Number System,- backward converting (14) from the Residue Number System the RNS output data (a^(k)) resulting from the RNS operations.