The Memory Wall in Large Language Model Inference: A Comprehensive Analysis of Advanced KV Cache Compression and Management Strategies

Executive Summary The rapid evolution of Transformer-based Large Language Models (LLMs) has fundamentally altered the landscape of artificial intelligence, transitioning from simple pattern matching to complex reasoning, code generation, and Read More …

Accelerating Transformer Inference: A Deep Dive into the Architecture and Performance of FlashAttention

The Tyranny of Quadratic Complexity: Deconstructing the Transformer Inference Bottleneck The Transformer architecture has become the de facto standard for state-of-the-art models across numerous domains, from natural language processing to Read More …

The Inner Universe: A Mechanistic Inquiry into the Representations and Reasoning of Transformer Architectures

Introduction: The Opaque Mind of the Machine: From Black Boxes to Mechanistic Understanding The advent of large language models (LLMs) built upon the transformer architecture represents a watershed moment in Read More …

KV-Cache Optimization: Efficient Memory Management for Long Sequences

Executive Summary The widespread adoption of large language models (LLMs) has brought a critical challenge to the forefront of inference engineering: managing the Key-Value (KV) cache. While the KV cache Read More …