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 Duration 21 hours

Course Outline

Introduction to Biren GPU Architecture

  • Biren overview and key use cases
  • Hardware layout: cores, memory, and compute clusters
  • Comparison with NVIDIA and AMD GPUs

Setting Up the Biren Programming Environment

  • Installing the Biren SDK and runtime
  • Understanding the toolchain and compiler model
  • Basic project structure and build workflow

GPU Programming with the Biren Stack

  • Thread and block models
  • Memory management and data transfer mechanisms
  • Kernel development and launch patterns

Porting from CUDA to Biren

  • Techniques for translating CUDA code
  • Common API mappings and adaptations
  • Code conversion labs and practice sessions

Debugging and Profiling

  • Utilizing Biren’s debugger and profiler
  • Identifying performance bottlenecks
  • Memory access patterns and optimization strategies

Optimization Techniques

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

Case Study and Application Examples

  • Training a model using Biren accelerators
  • Porting and profiling a vision or NLP model
  • Comparing performance against CUDA/NVIDIA

Summary and Next Steps

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

Audience

  • HPC developers
  • AI infrastructure engineers
  • Performance optimization specialists

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