AI Factory Glossary

pose control, generative models

Condition on human pose.

pose estimation,skeleton,body

Pose estimation detects body keypoints. OpenPose, MediaPipe. Action recognition, fitness apps.

pose graph optimization, robotics

Optimize robot trajectory.

position bias, recommendation systems

Position bias in recommendations occurs when users preferentially interact with items in prominent positions.

position encoding interpolation, computer vision

Adapt position encodings to new resolutions.

position interpolation, llm architecture

Extend position encodings.

positional bias in rag, challenges

Models favor certain context positions.

positional encoding in nerf, 3d vision

Encode 3D positions.

positional encoding nerf, multimodal ai

Positional encoding in NeRF maps coordinates to high-frequency features enabling detailed geometry.

positional encoding variants,transformer

Different ways to encode position information.

positional encoding,rope,alibi

Positional encoding tells the model token order. RoPE rotates embeddings; ALiBi adds linear bias. Both help extend context length.

positional encoding,rope,alibi

Positional encoding tells model token positions. RoPE and ALiBi enable length extrapolation. Key for long context.

positional heads, explainable ai

Encode position information.

positive bias temperature instability (pbti),positive bias temperature instability,pbti,reliability

Similar effect in nFETs.

positive pressure,facility

Higher pressure inside cleanroom to prevent outside air from entering.

positive resist,lithography

Exposed areas become soluble and are removed.

positive transfer, transfer learning

One task helping another.

positron annihilation spectroscopy, pas, metrology

Detect voids and open volume.

post-apply bake (pab),post-apply bake,pab,lithography

Bake after coating resist.

post-cmp clean,cmp

Cleaning step to remove slurry residue and particles after CMP.

post-exposure bake (peb),post-exposure bake,peb,lithography

Bake after exposure to complete chemical reactions.

post-mold cure, pmc, packaging

Additional curing after molding.

post-mortem,operations

After-incident analysis to prevent recurrence.

post-processing, evaluation

Post-processing adjusts predictions after training to satisfy fairness criteria.

post-training quantization (ptq),post-training quantization,ptq,model optimization

Quantizing a trained model without retraining for deployment efficiency.

postcondition inference,software engineering

Determine guaranteed outcomes of functions.

pot, packaging

Holds molding compound.

potential-based shaping, reinforcement learning advanced

Potential-based reward shaping preserves optimal policies by adding differences of potential functions to rewards.

power budget,tdp,thermal

TDP = Thermal Design Power. Power budget constrains chip performance. Cooling is major data center cost.

power clamp, design

ESD protection between power rails.

power domain,design

Region with same power supply.

power factor correction, environmental & sustainability

Power factor correction reduces reactive power improving electrical system efficiency.

power gating,design

Shut off power to idle circuit blocks to save energy.

power grid design, signal & power integrity

Power grid design optimizes metal mesh topology balancing IR drop electromigration and area.

power grid design,design

Layout of power distribution network.

power integrity, signal & power integrity

Power integrity ensures stable clean supply voltage delivery managing impedance resonances and transient response.

power intent,design

Specification of power architecture (UPF CPF).

power law scaling, theory

Log-linear performance improvement.

power law scaling,scaling laws

Loss decreases as power law of compute/parameters/data.

power map, thermal management

Power maps specify spatial distribution of heat generation across die enabling accurate thermal simulation and hotspot prediction.

power mesh analysis, signal & power integrity

Power mesh analysis solves large resistive networks computing voltage drops and current distributions.

power noise analysis, signal & power integrity

Power noise analysis characterizes voltage fluctuations on supply rails from switching activity.

power spectral density analysis, psd, metrology

Frequency analysis of surface roughness.

power switch cell,design

Cell for power gating.

power-of-two communication, distributed training

Optimize for network topology.

power-performance-area optimization, ppa, design

Optimize key metrics together.

power,tdp,energy,efficiency

I can help you reason about power, TDP, and energy per token or per inference to compare hardware efficiency realistically.

powersgd, distributed training

Low-rank gradient compression.

pp and ppk, spc

Process performance indices.

pp index, quality & reliability

Pp index measures overall process performance including between-subgroup variation.