A multi-functional in-memory inference processor using a standard 6T SRAM array

M Kang, SK Gonugondla, A Patil… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A multi-functional in-memory inference processor integrated circuit (IC) in a 65-nm CMOS
process is presented. The prototype employs a deep in-memory architecture (DIMA), which …

Deep in-memory architectures in SRAM: An analog approach to approximate computing

M Kang, SK Gonugondla… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article provides an overview of recently proposed deep in-memory architectures
(DIMAs) in SRAM for energyand latency-efficient hardware realization of machine learning …

The Internet of Things on its edge: Trends toward its tipping point

M Alioto, M Shahghasemi - IEEE Consumer Electronics …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, a review of commercial devices on the edge of the Internet of Things (IoT), or
IoT nodes, is presented in terms of hardware requirements. IoT nodes are the interface …

Always-on 674μ W@ 4GOP/s error resilient binary neural networks with aggressive SRAM voltage scaling on a 22-nm IoT end-node

A Di Mauro, F Conti, PD Schiavone… - … on Circuits and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Binary Neural Networks (BNNs) have been shown to be robust to random bit-level noise,
making aggressive voltage scaling attractive as a power-saving technique for both logic and …

Circuit-level techniques for logic and memory blocks in approximate computing systemsx

S Amanollahi, M Kamal, A Afzali-Kusha… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents an overview of circuit-level techniques used for approximate computing
(AC), including both computation and data storage units. After providing some background …

Energy-quality scalable integrated circuits and systems: Continuing energy scaling in the twilight of Moore's law

M Alioto, V De, A Marongiu - IEEE Journal on Emerging and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper aims to take stock of recent advances in the field of energy-quality (EQ) scalable
circuits and systems, as promising direction to continue the historical exponential energy …

E2CNNs: Ensembles of Convolutional Neural Networks to Improve Robustness Against Memory Errors in Edge-Computing Devices

F Ponzina, M Peon-Quiros, A Burg… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To reduce energy consumption, it is possible to operate embedded systems at sub-nominal
conditions (eg, reduced voltage, limited eDRAM refresh rate) that can introduce bit errors in …

Energy-quality scalable adaptive VLSI circuits and systems beyond approximate computing

M Alioto - Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, the concept of energy-quality (EQ) scalable systems is introduced and
explored, as novel design dimension to scale down energy in integrated systems for the …

A reliable, multi-bit error tolerant 11T SRAM memory design for wireless sensor nodes

V Sharma, N Gupta, AP Shah, SK Vishvakarma… - … Integrated Circuits and …, 2021 - Springer
The work proposes an 11T SRAM cell which confirms its reliability for Internet of Things (IoT)
based health monitoring system. The cell executes improved write and read ability using …

Approximate SRAMs with dynamic energy-quality management

F Frustaci, D Blaauw, D Sylvester… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, approximate SRAMs are explored in the context of error-tolerant applications,
in which energy is saved at the cost of the occurrence of read/write errors (ie, signal quality …