diff --git a/paddle/pten/CMakeLists.txt b/paddle/pten/CMakeLists.txt
index 2c2004162452c5da06a1a413d33737b236ea4516..448bcb80aa678dc33a1bcc27d640b9417a79aae0 100644
--- a/paddle/pten/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/paddle/pten/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 # float16.h/complex.h/bfloat16.h into pten
 include_directories(${PADDLE_SOURCE_DIR}/paddle/fluid/platform)
 
+# paddle experimental common components
+add_subdirectory(common)
+
 # pten (low level) api headers: include
 # pten (high level) api
 add_subdirectory(api)
diff --git a/paddle/pten/api/lib/utils/CMakeLists.txt b/paddle/pten/api/lib/utils/CMakeLists.txt
index 34f8da94c661151494715e8819c002fb5594ecb6..06178dad43767df13f74ea08ec4f6a5e044454d6 100644
--- a/paddle/pten/api/lib/utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/paddle/pten/api/lib/utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-cc_library(pten_api_utils SRCS allocator.cc storage.cc tensor_utils.cc DEPS tensor_base convert_utils dense_tensor lod_tensor selected_rows place var_type_traits)
+cc_library(pten_api_utils SRCS allocator.cc storage.cc tensor_utils.cc place_utils.cc DEPS
+tensor_base convert_utils dense_tensor lod_tensor selected_rows place var_type_traits pten_common)
diff --git a/paddle/pten/api/lib/utils/place_utils.cc b/paddle/pten/api/lib/utils/place_utils.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..af4f84b1ad83635a39cf26446aaf2fba998176d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/pten/api/lib/utils/place_utils.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2021 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License. */
+
+#include "paddle/pten/api/lib/utils/place_utils.h"
+#include "paddle/pten/api/ext/exception.h"
+
+namespace paddle {
+namespace experimental {
+
+Place ConvertToPtenPlace(const platform::Place& src) {
+  Place place;
+  if (platform::is_cpu_place(src)) {
+    place.Reset(Device(DeviceType::kHost, 0));
+  } else if (platform::is_gpu_place(src)) {
+    place.Reset(
+        Device(DeviceType::kCuda,
+               BOOST_GET_CONST(platform::CUDAPlace, src).GetDeviceId()));
+  } else if (platform::is_cuda_pinned_place(src)) {
+    place.Reset(Device(DeviceType::kCuda, 0), true);
+  } else if (platform::is_xpu_place(src)) {
+    place.Reset(Device(DeviceType::kXpu,
+                       BOOST_GET_CONST(platform::XPUPlace, src).GetDeviceId()));
+  } else {
+    PD_THROW("Invalid platform place type.");
+  }
+  return place;
+}
+
+platform::Place ConvertToPlatformPlace(const Place& src) {
+  switch (src.device().type()) {
+    case DeviceType::kHost: {
+      return platform::CPUPlace();
+    }
+    case DeviceType::kCuda: {
+      if (src.is_pinned()) {
+        return platform::CUDAPinnedPlace();
+      } else {
+        return platform::CUDAPlace(src.device().id());
+      }
+    }
+    case DeviceType::kXpu: {
+      return platform::XPUPlace(src.device().id());
+    }
+    default:
+      PD_THROW("Invalid pten place type.");
+  }
+  return {};
+}
+
+}  // namespace experimental
+}  // namespace paddle
diff --git a/paddle/pten/api/lib/utils/place_utils.h b/paddle/pten/api/lib/utils/place_utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9ac10158040b2c1f63dee4eb8828524750027aa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/pten/api/lib/utils/place_utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2021 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License. */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "paddle/fluid/platform/place.h"
+#include "paddle/pten/common/place.h"
+
+namespace paddle {
+namespace experimental {
+
+Place ConvertToPtenPlace(const platform::Place& src);
+
+platform::Place ConvertToPlatformPlace(const Place& src);
+
+}  // namespace experimental
+}  // namespace paddle
diff --git a/paddle/pten/common/CMakeLists.txt b/paddle/pten/common/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c4083d7f0d75641b147fabe9177c2066ff974daa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/pten/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cc_library(pten_common SRCS device.cc place.cc DEPS enforce)
diff --git a/paddle/pten/common/device.cc b/paddle/pten/common/device.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9583b521d9123975ceb3526caf08096f631851de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/pten/common/device.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2021 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License. */
+
+#include "paddle/pten/common/device.h"
+#include "paddle/fluid/platform/enforce.h"
+#include "paddle/pten/api/ext/exception.h"
+
+namespace paddle {
+namespace experimental {
+
+const char* DeviceTypeStr(DeviceType type) {
+  switch (type) {
+    case DeviceType::kUndef:
+      return "kUndef";
+    case DeviceType::kHost:
+      return "kUndef";
+    case DeviceType::kXpu:
+      return "kXpu";
+    case DeviceType::kCuda:
+      return "kCuda";
+    case DeviceType::kHip:
+      return "kHip";
+    case DeviceType::kNpu:
+      return "kNpu";
+    default:
+      PD_THROW("Invalid pten device type.");
+  }
+  return {};
+}
+
+Device::Device(DeviceType type, int8_t id) : type_(type), id_(id) {
+  PADDLE_ENFORCE_GE(
+      id,
+      0,
+      platform::errors::InvalidArgument(
+          "The device id needs to start from zero, but you passed in %d.", id));
+}
+
+Device::Device(DeviceType type) : type_(type), id_(0) {
+  PADDLE_ENFORCE_EQ(
+      type,
+      DeviceType::kHost,
+      platform::errors::InvalidArgument(
+          "The device id needs to start from zero, but you passed in %s.",
+          DeviceTypeStr(type)));
+}
+
+std::string Device::DebugString() const {
+  std::string str{"DeviceType:"};
+  return str + DeviceTypeStr(type_) + ", id: " + std::to_string(id_);
+}
+
+}  // namespace experimental
+}  // namespace paddle
diff --git a/paddle/pten/common/device.h b/paddle/pten/common/device.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..eddb71bce16da991b1e21a045df6c99c3b7b6ec2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/pten/common/device.h
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2021 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License. */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace paddle {
+namespace experimental {
+
+enum class DeviceType : int8_t {
+  kUndef = 0,
+  kHost = 1,
+  kXpu = 2,
+  kCuda = 3,
+  kHip = 4,
+  kNpu = 5,
+};
+
+const char* DeviceTypeStr(DeviceType type);
+
+/// \brief The device is used to store hardware information. It has not yet
+/// stored information related to the math acceleration library.
+struct Device final {
+ public:
+  Device() = default;
+
+  Device(DeviceType type, int8_t id);
+
+  Device(DeviceType type);
+
+  DeviceType type() const noexcept { return type_; }
+
+  /// \brief Returns the index of the device. Here, -1 is used to indicate an
+  /// invalid value, and 0 to indicate a default value.
+  /// \return The index of the device.
+  int8_t id() const noexcept { return id_; }
+
+  void set_type(DeviceType type) noexcept { type_ = type; }
+
+  void set_id(int8_t id) noexcept { id_ = id; }
+
+  std::string DebugString() const;
+
+ private:
+  friend bool operator==(const Device&, const Device&) noexcept;
+
+ private:
+  DeviceType type_{DeviceType::kUndef};
+  int8_t id_{-1};
+};
+
+inline bool operator==(const Device& lhs, const Device& rhs) noexcept {
+  return (lhs.type_ == rhs.type_) && (lhs.id_ == rhs.id_);
+}
+
+}  // namespace experimental
+}  // namespace paddle
diff --git a/paddle/pten/common/place.cc b/paddle/pten/common/place.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ba34c5d0f92225fd967e492ddcbc105a3c7d35c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/pten/common/place.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2021 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License. */
+
+#include "paddle/pten/common/place.h"
+#include "paddle/fluid/platform/enforce.h"
+
+namespace paddle {
+namespace experimental {
+
+std::string Place::DebugString() const {
+  return device_.DebugString() + ", is_pinned: " + std::to_string(is_pinned_);
+}
+
+}  // namespace experimental
+}  // namespace paddle
diff --git a/paddle/pten/common/place.h b/paddle/pten/common/place.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fdc948734934bfbd8703e3585d188aefe4dc2a1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/pten/common/place.h
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2021 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License. */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include "paddle/pten/common/device.h"
+
+namespace paddle {
+namespace experimental {
+
+/// \brief The place is used to specify where the data is stored.
+class Place final {
+ public:
+  Place() = default;
+
+  explicit Place(const Device& device) : device_(device) {}
+
+  Place(DeviceType type, int8_t id) : device_(type, id) {}
+
+  Place(DeviceType type) : device_(type) {}
+
+  Place(const Device& device, bool is_pinned) noexcept : device_(device),
+                                                         is_pinned_(is_pinned) {
+  }
+
+  const Device& device() const noexcept { return device_; }
+
+  /// \brief Returns whether the memory is a locked page. The page lock
+  /// memory is actually located in the host memory, but it can only be
+  /// used by certain devices and can be directly transferred by DMA.
+  /// \return Whether the memory is a locked page.
+  bool is_pinned() const noexcept { return is_pinned_; }
+
+  void Reset(const Device& device, bool is_pinned = false) noexcept {
+    device_ = device;
+    is_pinned_ = is_pinned;
+  }
+
+  std::string DebugString() const;
+
+ private:
+  friend bool operator==(const Place&, const Place&) noexcept;
+
+ private:
+  Device device_;
+  bool is_pinned_{false};
+};
+
+inline bool operator==(const Place& lhs, const Place& rhs) noexcept {
+  return (lhs.device_ == rhs.device_) && (lhs.is_pinned_ == rhs.is_pinned_);
+}
+
+}  // namespace experimental
+}  // namespace paddle
diff --git a/paddle/pten/tests/api/CMakeLists.txt b/paddle/pten/tests/api/CMakeLists.txt
index 9acf39f7c2bdceec675c842a9b9ff0916a6bb65a..a5f6aa73cade5a1972d5e253621aa55f6ea606d2 100644
--- a/paddle/pten/tests/api/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/paddle/pten/tests/api/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ endif()
 cc_test(test_pten_exception SRCS test_pten_exception.cc DEPS gtest)
 cc_test(test_framework_storage SRCS test_storage.cc DEPS pten_api_utils)
 cc_test(test_framework_tensor_utils SRCS test_tensor_utils.cc DEPS pten_api_utils)
+cc_test(test_framework_place_utils storage SRCS test_place_utils.cc DEPS pten_api_utils)
+
 cc_test(test_mean_api SRCS test_mean_api.cc DEPS pten_tensor pten_api pten_api_utils)
 cc_test(test_dot_api SRCS test_dot_api.cc DEPS pten_tensor pten_api pten_api_utils)
 cc_test(test_matmul_api SRCS test_matmul_api.cc DEPS pten_tensor pten_api pten_api_utils)
diff --git a/paddle/pten/tests/api/test_place_utils.cc b/paddle/pten/tests/api/test_place_utils.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4db1f59d8378638276a9e8506e221c539a5ccc1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/pten/tests/api/test_place_utils.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2021 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License. */
+
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+
+#include "paddle/pten/api/lib/utils/place_utils.h"
+
+namespace paddle {
+namespace experimental {
+namespace tests {
+
+TEST(place_utils, cpu_place) {
+  auto pd_place = platform::CPUPlace();
+  Place pten_place = ConvertToPtenPlace(pd_place);
+  CHECK_EQ(pten_place.device().id(), 0);
+  CHECK(pten_place.device().type() == DeviceType::kHost);
+  CHECK(pten_place.is_pinned() == false);
+
+  auto pd_place_1 = ConvertToPlatformPlace(pten_place);
+  CHECK(platform::is_cpu_place(pd_place_1));
+  CHECK(pd_place == BOOST_GET_CONST(platform::CPUPlace, pd_place_1));
+  CHECK(pten_place == ConvertToPtenPlace(pd_place_1));
+}
+
+TEST(place_utils, cuda_place) {
+  auto pd_place = platform::CUDAPlace(1);
+  Place pten_place = ConvertToPtenPlace(pd_place);
+  CHECK_EQ(pten_place.device().id(), 1);
+  CHECK(pten_place.device().type() == DeviceType::kCuda);
+  CHECK(pten_place.is_pinned() == false);
+
+  auto pd_place_1 = ConvertToPlatformPlace(pten_place);
+  CHECK(platform::is_gpu_place(pd_place_1));
+  CHECK(pd_place == BOOST_GET_CONST(platform::CUDAPlace, pd_place_1));
+  CHECK(pten_place == ConvertToPtenPlace(pd_place_1));
+}
+
+TEST(place_utils, cuda_pinned_place) {
+  auto pd_place = platform::CUDAPinnedPlace();
+  Place pten_place = ConvertToPtenPlace(pd_place);
+  CHECK_EQ(pten_place.device().id(), 0);
+  CHECK(pten_place.device().type() == DeviceType::kCuda);
+  CHECK(pten_place.is_pinned() == true);
+
+  auto pd_place_1 = ConvertToPlatformPlace(pten_place);
+  CHECK(platform::is_cuda_pinned_place(pd_place_1));
+  CHECK(pd_place == BOOST_GET_CONST(platform::CUDAPinnedPlace, pd_place_1));
+  CHECK(pten_place == ConvertToPtenPlace(pd_place_1));
+}
+
+TEST(place_utils, xpu_place) {
+  auto pd_place = platform::XPUPlace(1);
+  Place pten_place = ConvertToPtenPlace(pd_place);
+  CHECK_EQ(pten_place.device().id(), 1);
+  CHECK(pten_place.device().type() == DeviceType::kXpu);
+  CHECK(pten_place.is_pinned() == false);
+
+  auto pd_place_1 = ConvertToPlatformPlace(pten_place);
+  CHECK(platform::is_xpu_place(pd_place_1));
+  CHECK(pd_place == BOOST_GET_CONST(platform::XPUPlace, pd_place_1));
+  CHECK(pten_place == ConvertToPtenPlace(pd_place_1));
+}
+
+}  // namespace tests
+}  // namespace experimental
+}  // namespace paddle