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The need for deep neural network (DNN) models with higher performance and better functionality leads to the proliferation of very large models. Model training, however, requires intensive computation time and energy. Memristor-based…

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Computing-in-memory with emerging non-volatile memory (nvCiM) is shown to be a promising candidate for accelerating deep neural networks (DNNs) with high energy efficiency. However, most non-volatile memory (NVM) devices suffer from…

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State space models (SSMs) have recently emerged as a powerful framework for long sequence processing, outperforming traditional methods on diverse benchmarks. Fundamentally, SSMs can generalize both recurrent and convolutional networks and…

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Computing-in-memory (CIM) architectures demonstrate superior performance over traditional architectures. To unleash the potential of CIM accelerators, many compilation methods have been proposed, focusing on application scheduling…

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Herein, a bit-wise Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) in-memory accelerator is implemented using Spin-Orbit Torque Magnetic Random Access Memory (SOT-MRAM) computational sub-arrays. It utilizes a novel AND-Accumulation method capable of…

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Computing-in-Memory (CiM) architectures based on emerging non-volatile memory (NVM) devices have demonstrated great potential for deep neural network (DNN) acceleration thanks to their high energy efficiency. However, NVM devices suffer…

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The rapid development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) increases the requirement for edge computing with low power and relatively high processing speed devices. The Computing-In-Memory(CIM) schemes based on…

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Leveraging the high density and energy efficiency of Compute-In-Memory (CIM) crossbar-based Deep Neural Network (DNN) accelerators requires optimal Design Space Exploration (DSE), which becomes increasingly challenging as complex models for…

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Emerging non-volatile memory (NVM)-based Computing-in-Memory (CiM) architectures show substantial promise in accelerating deep neural networks (DNNs) due to their exceptional energy efficiency. However, NVM devices are prone to device…

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Compute-in-memory (CIM) based neural network accelerators offer a promising solution to the Von Neumann bottleneck by computing directly within memory arrays. However, SRAM CIM faces limitations in executing larger models due to its cell…

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The ever-increasing computation complexity of fastgrowing Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) has requested new computing paradigms to overcome the memory wall in conventional Von Neumann computing architectures. The emerging Computing-In-Memory…

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DNN+NeuroSim is an integrated framework to benchmark compute-in-memory (CIM) accelerators for deep neural networks, with hierarchical design options from device-level, to circuit-level and up to algorithm-level. A python wrapper is…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2020-03-17 Xiaochen Peng , Shanshi Huang , Hongwu Jiang , Anni Lu , Shimeng Yu

Processing-in-memory (PIM) has shown extraordinary potential in accelerating neural networks. To evaluate the performance of PIM accelerators, we present an ISA-based simulation framework including a dedicated ISA targeting neural networks…

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3D point cloud neural networks have significantly enhanced the perceptual capabilities of resource-limited mobile intelligent systems. However, despite the transformative impact, the point cloud algorithm suffers from substantial memory…

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Developing accurate and reliable Compute-In-Memory (CIM) architectures is becoming a key research focus to accelerate Artificial Intelligence (AI) tasks on hardware, particularly Deep Neural Networks (DNNs). In that regard, there has been…

Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2026-04-15 Omar Numan , Gaurav Singh , Kazybek Adam , Jelin Leslin , Aleksi Korsman , Otto Simola , Marko Kosunen , Jussi Ryynänen , Martin Andraud

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Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2020-08-18 Brian Crafton , Samuel Spetalnick , Gauthaman Murali , Tushar Krishna , Sung-Kyu Lim , Arijit Raychowdhury

Spiking Neural Networks (SNN) represent a biologically inspired computation model capable of emulating neural computation in human brain and brain-like structures. The main promise is very low energy consumption. Unfortunately, classic Von…