feat(hslm): TTQ — Trained Ternary Quantization with learned thresholds per layer#565
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- Add src/b2t/ttq.zig
- TTQLayer: per-layer learned threshold for ternary quantization
- Quantize: weight → {P, Z, N} based on threshold
- STE gradient approximation for threshold update
- Scaled quantize for layer-dependent thresholds
- Sparsity and effective bits computation
- TTQNetwork: multi-layer threshold management
- 6 tests: quantize, threshold update, sparsity, scaled,
multi-layer network, effective bits
Closes #320
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Summary
Trained Ternary Quantization (TTQ) — learn per-layer thresholds instead of fixed quantization boundaries.
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src/b2t/ttq.zig— 196 LOCKey insight
Standard ternary quantization uses a fixed threshold (e.g., |w| > 0.5 → ±1). TTQ learns the optimal threshold per layer via STE gradient, improving accuracy by adapting quantization boundaries to each layer's weight distribution.
Features
TTQLayer: per-layer learned threshold with STE gradientquantize(): weight → {P, Z, N} based on learned thresholdquantizeScaled(): scale-dependent threshold for progressive quantizationcomputeGradient(): straight-through estimator for threshold updatesparsity(): fraction of zeros at current thresholdeffectiveBits(): entropy-based effective bit widthTTQNetwork: multi-layer threshold managementTests (6)
Closes #320