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The increasing computational demand of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) necessitates energy-efficient acceleration strategies. Compute-in-Memory (CIM) architectures based on Resistive Random Access Memory (RRAM) offer a promising…
Processing-in-memory (PIM) is a transformative architectural paradigm designed to overcome the Von Neumann bottleneck. Among PIM architectures, digital SRAM-PIM emerges as a promising solution, offering significant advantages by directly…
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Achieving uniform and scalable control of semiconductor spin qubits remains a key challenge for large scale quantum computing. In this work, we investigate how gate oxide thickness influences uniformity in dense two dimensional silicon…
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