Your question is Quantization for Accuracy-Speed Balance. Take a moment with it on the right.
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Describe your process for model quantization and the impact it has on accuracy versus speed for Qualcomm deployments.
Explain how you would choose between float32, float16, symmetric or asymmetric int8, and lower-precision formats using Qualcomm AI Stack tooling such as AIMET and the Qualcomm AI Engine Direct SDK. Describe calibration data requirements, representative accuracy and latency measurements, validation on Snapdragon CPU, GPU, and Hexagon NPU targets, and when quantization-aware training is preferable to post-training quantization. Address operational checks such as unsupported operators, numerical saturation, memory use, power, and accuracy regression thresholds.