New KV cache compaction technique cuts LLM memory 50x without accuracy loss

MIT researchers developed Attention Matching, a KV cache compaction technique that compresses LLM memory by 50x in seconds — ...
EDN

Last-level cache has become a critical SoC design element

LLC, positioned between external memory and internal subsystems, stores frequently accessed data close to compute resources.
Nature

Cache Performance and Memory Hierarchy Optimization

The dynamic interplay between processor speed and memory access times has rendered cache performance a critical determinant of computing efficiency. As modern systems increasingly rely on hierarchical ...

New memory architecture targets AI inference bottlenecks

Lightbits Labs Ltd. today is introducing a new architecture aimed at addressing one of the most stubborn bottlenecks in large-scale artificial intelligence inference: the growing mismatch between the ...

SOCAMM2 Is The Memory Standard AI Is Looking For

AI infrastructure can't evolve as fast as model innovation. Memory architecture is one of the few levers capable of accelerating deployment cycles. Enter SOCAMM2 ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Dynamic KV Cache Scheduling in Heterogeneous Memory Systems for LLM Inference (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, IBM)

A new technical paper titled “Accelerating LLM Inference via Dynamic KV Cache Placement in Heterogeneous Memory System” was published by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and IBM. “Large ...
Digital Trends

How to clear your RAM cache (and why you probably shouldn’t)

If you're having PC memory issues, you might assume clearing your RAM's cache might sound like it'll make your PC run faster. But be careful, because it can actually slow it down and is unlikely to ...