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 Duration 21 hours

Course Outline

Introduction to Biren GPU Architecture

  • Overview of Biren and its primary use cases.
  • Hardware configuration: cores, memory, and compute clusters.
  • Comparative analysis with NVIDIA and AMD GPUs.

Configuring the Biren Programming Environment

  • Installation of the Biren SDK and runtime components.
  • Exploring the toolchain and compiler model.
  • Establishing basic project structure and build workflows.

GPU Programming Using the Biren Stack

  • Thread and block modeling concepts.
  • Memory management strategies and data transfer mechanisms.
  • Kernel development practices and launch patterns.

Porting Code from CUDA to Biren

  • Techniques for translating existing CUDA code.
  • Mapping common APIs and necessary adaptations.
  • Practical labs and exercises for code conversion.

Debugging and Profiling Processes

  • Utilizing Biren’s debugger and profiling tools.
  • Identifying and diagnosing performance bottlenecks.
  • Analyzing memory access patterns and optimization opportunities.

Advanced Optimization Techniques

  • Thread scheduling and instruction pipelining strategies.
  • Loop unrolling and efficient shared memory utilization.
  • Advanced kernel tuning for maximum throughput.

Case Studies and Real-World Application Examples

  • Training a model using Biren accelerators.
  • Porting and profiling vision or NLP models.
  • Benchmarking performance against CUDA/NVIDIA environments.

Summary and Future Directions

Requirements

  • A solid grasp of GPU architecture and parallel processing concepts.
  • Hands-on experience with CUDA, OpenCL, or comparable GPU programming environments.
  • Familiarity with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.

Target Audience

  • HPC developers.
  • AI infrastructure engineers.
  • Performance optimization specialists.

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