AI Factory Glossary

dendrogram, manufacturing operations

Dendrograms visualize hierarchical clustering results as tree diagrams.

dennard scaling,industry

As transistors shrink voltage and power scale down proportionally (ended around 2005).

denoising diffusion probabilistic models (ddpm),denoising diffusion probabilistic models,ddpm,generative models

Core framework for diffusion-based generation.

denoising objective, self-supervised learning

Reconstruct from corrupted input.

denoising score matching, structured prediction

Denoising score matching trains energy models by learning to denoise samples corrupted with known noise distributions.

denoising score matching,generative models

Learn scores through denoising.

denoising strength, generative models

Control generation vs input preservation.

dense captioning, multimodal ai

Generate captions for regions.

dense captioning,computer vision

Generate captions for image regions.

dense mapping, robotics

Create detailed 3D maps.

dense model,model architecture

Standard model where all parameters activate for every input.

dense prediction with vit, computer vision

Adapt ViT for segmentation/detection.

dense retrieval, rag

Use dense embeddings for retrieval.

dense retrieval, rag

Dense retrieval uses neural embeddings to find semantically similar documents.

dense retrieval,bi encoder,embedding

Dense retrieval uses embeddings for similarity. Bi-encoders efficient. FAISS for vector search.

dense retrieval,rag

Use neural embeddings to retrieve relevant documents vs sparse keyword methods.

dense synthesizer, transformer

Learn attention patterns.

dense-sparse hybrid retrieval,rag

Combine neural embeddings with keyword search.

dense-to-sparse conversion, moe

Convert dense to MoE model.

densenas, neural architecture search

DenseNAS enables efficient one-shot search in dense spaces through dimension-extended sampling.

densification, 3d vision

Add Gaussians where needed.

density functional theory, dft, simulation

Quantum mechanical method for electronic structure.

density gradient method, simulation

Quantum correction technique.

density of states, device physics

Available states per energy.

denuded zone, process

Region near surface free of precipitates.

dependency management, infrastructure

Handle library dependencies.

dependency parsing, nlp

Analyze grammatical dependencies.

depletion width, device physics

Width of depleted region.

deposition rate,cvd

Film thickness grown per unit time.

deposition simulation, simulation

Model film growth.

depreciation, business & strategy

Depreciation allocates capital equipment costs over useful life in accounting.

deprocessing,analysis

Reverse-engineer device by layer removal.

depth completion from sparse lidar, 3d vision

Densify sparse depth.

depth completion,computer vision

Fill in sparse depth maps.

depth conditioning, multimodal ai

Depth conditioning guides generation using depth maps preserving spatial structure.

depth estimation from single image,computer vision

Monocular depth prediction.

depth from video, 3d vision

Estimate depth from motion.

depth fusion, 3d vision

Merge depth from multiple sources.

depth map control, generative models

Condition on depth information.

depth of focus (dof),depth of focus,dof,lithography

Range of wafer height where image stays in focus.

depth of focus, lithography

Acceptable focus range.

depth prediction confidence, 3d vision

Estimate uncertainty in depth.

depth refinement, 3d vision

Improve initial depth estimates.

depthwise convolution, model optimization

Depthwise convolutions apply separate filters per input channel without cross-channel interaction.

depthwise separable convolution, computer vision

Factorize convolution into depthwise and pointwise.

depthwise separable, model optimization

Depthwise separable convolutions factorize standard convolutions into depthwise and pointwise operations reducing computation.

depthwise temporal, llm architecture

Depthwise temporal convolutions process each channel independently across time.

derating,design

Operate below maximum ratings for reliability.

derivative product, business & strategy

Derivative products modify platform designs for specific applications reducing NRE.

descript audio codec, audio & speech

Descript audio codec uses neural compression with VQ enabling high-quality speech synthesis from tokens.