ane-guide

The Apple Neural Engine (ANE) guide provides an in-depth examination of the architecture, programming, and performance characteristics of Apple's proprietary neural hardware present in its A11 and M1 silicon. It details the internal mechanisms, data pathways, and performance metrics of the ANE, with sections dedicated to model deployment and tuning as well as comprehensive documentation on the engine's programming interface, memory hierarchy, and private runtime features. This guide serves as a resource for research and development purposes, emphasizing that the methods described are not officially supported by Apple and are subject to change with operating system updates.