Biren (GPU) Training in Columbia

Ascend, Biren, and Cambricon are leading AI hardware platforms in China, each providing specialized acceleration and profiling tools for production-scale AI workloads.

This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) is designed for advanced-level AI infrastructure and performance engineers who seek to optimize model inference and training workflows across multiple Chinese AI chip platforms.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Evaluate models on Ascend, Biren, and Cambricon platforms.
• Identify system bottlenecks and inefficiencies in memory and compute performance.
• Implement graph-level, kernel-level, and operator-level optimizations.
• Refine deployment pipelines to enhance throughput and reduce latency.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion sessions.
• Hands-on use of profiling and optimization tools for each platform.
• Guided exercises focusing on practical tuning scenarios.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for government or other specific environments based on your performance needs or model type, please contact us to arrange.

Chinese GPU architectures, including Huawei Ascend, Biren, and Cambricon MLUs, provide viable alternatives to CUDA, specifically designed for the local AI and HPC markets.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is targeted at advanced-level GPU programmers and infrastructure specialists who are looking to migrate and optimize existing CUDA applications for deployment on Chinese hardware platforms.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Evaluate the compatibility of current CUDA workloads with Chinese chip alternatives.
• Port CUDA codebases to Huawei CANN, Biren SDK, and Cambricon BANGPy environments.
• Compare performance metrics and identify optimization opportunities across different platforms.
• Address practical challenges in supporting and deploying applications across multiple architectures.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lectures and discussions.
• Hands-on code translation and performance comparison labs.
• Guided exercises focusing on multi-GPU adaptation strategies.

Course Customization Options for Government

• To request a customized training for this course based on your specific platform or CUDA project, please contact us to arrange.

Biren AI Accelerators are high-performance GPUs designed for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads, with robust support for large-scale training and inference. This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate to advanced developers who wish to program and optimize applications using Biren’s proprietary GPU stack. The course also includes practical comparisons to CUDA-based environments. By the end of this training, participants will be able to: - Understand Biren GPU architecture and memory hierarchy. - Set up the development environment and use Biren’s programming model. - Translate and optimize CUDA-style code for Biren platforms. - Apply performance tuning and debugging techniques. **Format of the Course** - Interactive lecture and discussion. - Hands-on use of the Biren SDK in sample GPU workloads. - Guided exercises focused on porting and performance tuning. **Course Customization Options** To request a customized training for government or based on your specific application stack or integration needs, please contact us to arrange.