AI Factory Glossary

specification compliance, quality

Meeting required specs.

specification gaming, ai safety

Specification gaming exploits reward function loopholes achieving objectives harmfully.

specification limits, spc

Customer requirements.

specification mining,software engineering

Automatically extract specifications from code.

specification waiver, production

Authorization to operate out-of-spec.

specificity in dialogue, dialogue

Detailed vs generic responses.

spectral analysis, manufacturing operations

Spectral analysis identifies periodic variations in process data.

spectral clustering diarization, audio & speech

Spectral clustering groups speech segments by speaker using affinity matrices from embedding distances.

spectral clustering, graph algorithms

Clustering using graph spectrum.

spectral graph convolutions, graph neural networks

Graph convolutions using spectral methods.

spectral graph theory, graph neural networks

Analyze graphs via eigenvalues.

spectral normalization in gans, generative models

Stabilize GAN training.

spectral normalization, ai safety

Normalize by largest singular value.

spectral normalization, generative models

Normalize weights by spectral norm.

spectral residual, time series models

Spectral residual detects anomalies by computing deviations between original and smoothed frequency spectra in time series saliency maps.

spectroscopic ellipsometry mapping, metrology

Map optical properties across wafer.

spectroscopic ellipsometry,metrology

Measure over range of wavelengths for multi-layer analysis.

spectroscopic scatterometry, metrology

Measure CD from wavelength-dependent scattering.

speculative decoding, inference

Use draft model to speed up generation.

speculative decoding,draft model

Speculative decoding uses small draft model to propose tokens, large model verifies. Speeds up inference without quality loss.

speculative decoding,draft model,verify

Speculative decoding uses small draft model to propose tokens, large model verifies. 2-3x faster inference.

speculative decoding,llm optimization

Generate multiple tokens in parallel then verify them to speed up inference.

speculative generality, code ai

Unused abstraction.

speculative sampling, llm optimization

Speculative sampling uses draft model to predict tokens verified by target model.

speech act recognition, nlp

Identify illocutionary force.

speech-driven gestures, audio & speech

Speech-driven gesture generation creates natural hand and body movements synchronized with spoken content.

speech-to-text (stt / asr),speech-to-text,stt / asr,audio

Transcribe spoken audio into written text.

speed binning,business

Sell faster chips at premium price.

speed loss, manufacturing operations

Speed losses occur when equipment runs below design speed from minor stoppages or reduced rates.

speed perturbation, audio & speech

Speed perturbation augments speech by resampling at different rates creating variations in speaking speed.

speedyspeech, audio & speech

SpeedySpeech uses convolutional teacher-student framework for fast lightweight text-to-speech.

spend analysis, supply chain & logistics

Spend analysis examines procurement patterns identifying cost reduction and consolidation opportunities.

spherenet, graph neural networks

SphereNet uses spherical Bessel functions and spherical harmonics for SE(3)-equivariant molecular property prediction.

spherical cnns, computer vision

CNNs on spherical domains.

spherical harmonics for color, sh, 3d vision

Encode view-dependent color.

spherical harmonics, graph neural networks

Spherical harmonics provide basis functions for rotationally equivariant feature representations in 3D.

spice (simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis),spice,simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis,design

Standard circuit simulator.

spice simulation, spice, signal & power integrity

SPICE simulation solves circuit equations including parasitics predicting voltage and current waveforms for signal and power integrity analysis.

spike anneal process,diffusion

Minimum time at peak temperature to activate dopants.

spike anneal, process integration

Spike annealing uses rapid temperature ramps to millisecond peaks minimizing dopant diffusion during activation.

spike anneal,implant

Extremely short anneal ramp up and down quickly.

spiked sample, quality

Sample with known addition for recovery testing.

spiking neural networks (snn),spiking neural networks,snn,neural architecture

Networks using discrete spikes.

spin rinse dry, manufacturing equipment

Spin rinse dryers rotate wafers at high speed removing liquid through centrifugal force.

spin rinse dryer (srd),spin rinse dryer,srd,clean tech

Spin wafer at high speed while rinsing and drying with N2.

spine clock, design & verification

Spine clocking uses central trunk with lateral branches for clock distribution.

spintronics, research

Use electron spin.

splade,rag

Sparse lexical and expansion model for retrieval.

split attention, computer vision

Divide and attend in feature groups.

split learning, federated learning

Split model across participants.