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Chiu, Yen-Cheng (Chiu, Yen-Cheng.) [1] | Zhang, Zhixiao (Zhang, Zhixiao.) [2] | Chen, Jia-Jing (Chen, Jia-Jing.) [3] | Si, Xin (Si, Xin.) [4] | Liu, Ruhui (Liu, Ruhui.) [5] | Tu, Yung-Ning (Tu, Yung-Ning.) [6] | Su, Jian-Wei (Su, Jian-Wei.) [7] | Huang, Wei-Hsing (Huang, Wei-Hsing.) [8] | Wang, Jing-Hong (Wang, Jing-Hong.) [9] | Wei, Wei-Chen (Wei, Wei-Chen.) [10] | Hung, Je-Min (Hung, Je-Min.) [11] | Sheu, Shyh-Shyuan (Sheu, Shyh-Shyuan.) [12] | Li, Sih-Han (Li, Sih-Han.) [13] | Wu, Chih-I (Wu, Chih-I.) [14] | Liu, Ren-Shuo (Liu, Ren-Shuo.) [15] | Hsieh, Chih-Cheng (Hsieh, Chih-Cheng.) [16] | Tang, Kea-Tiong (Tang, Kea-Tiong.) [17] | Chang, Meng-Fan (Chang, Meng-Fan.) [18]

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Abstract:

Previous SRAM-based computing-in-memory (SRAM-CIM) macros suffer small read margins for high-precision operations, large cell array area overhead, and limited compatibility with many input and weight configurations. This work presents a 1-to-8-bit configurable SRAM CIM unit-macro using: 1) a hybrid structure combining 6T-SRAM based in-memory binary product-sum (PS) operations with digital near-memory-computing multibit PS accumulation to increase read accuracy and reduce area overhead; 2) column-based place-value-grouped weight mapping and a serial-bit input (SBIN) mapping scheme to facilitate reconfiguration and increase array efficiency under various input and weight configurations; 3) a self-reference multilevel reader (SRMLR) to reduce read-out energy and achieve a sensing margin 2x that of the midpoint reference scheme; and 4) an input-aware bitline voltage compensation scheme to ensure successful read operations across various input-weight patterns. A 4-Kb configurable 6T-SRAM CIM unit-macro was fabricated using a 55-nm CMOS process with foundry 6T-SRAM cells. The resulting macro achieved access times of 3.5 ns per cycle (pipeline) and energy efficiency of 0.6-40.2 TOPS/W under binary to 8-b input/8-b weight precision.

Keyword:

AI edge processor CNN computing-in-memory (CIM) SRAM

Community:

  • [ 1 ] [Chiu, Yen-Cheng]Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Inst Elect Engn, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
  • [ 2 ] [Chen, Jia-Jing]Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Inst Elect Engn, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
  • [ 3 ] [Liu, Ruhui]Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Inst Elect Engn, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
  • [ 4 ] [Tu, Yung-Ning]Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Inst Elect Engn, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
  • [ 5 ] [Huang, Wei-Hsing]Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Inst Elect Engn, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
  • [ 6 ] [Wang, Jing-Hong]Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Inst Elect Engn, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
  • [ 7 ] [Wei, Wei-Chen]Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Inst Elect Engn, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
  • [ 8 ] [Hung, Je-Min]Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Inst Elect Engn, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
  • [ 9 ] [Liu, Ren-Shuo]Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Inst Elect Engn, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
  • [ 10 ] [Hsieh, Chih-Cheng]Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Inst Elect Engn, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
  • [ 11 ] [Tang, Kea-Tiong]Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Inst Elect Engn, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
  • [ 12 ] [Chang, Meng-Fan]Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Inst Elect Engn, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
  • [ 13 ] [Zhang, Zhixiao]Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
  • [ 14 ] [Si, Xin]Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
  • [ 15 ] [Zhang, Zhixiao]Fuzhou Univ, Microelect & Solid State Elect Dept, Fuzhou 350108, Peoples R China
  • [ 16 ] [Si, Xin]Univ Elect Sci & Technol China, Integrated Circuit Design & Integrat Syst Dept, Chengdu 611731, Peoples R China
  • [ 17 ] [Su, Jian-Wei]Ind Technol Res Inst, Hsinchu 31040, Taiwan
  • [ 18 ] [Sheu, Shyh-Shyuan]Ind Technol Res Inst, Hsinchu 31040, Taiwan
  • [ 19 ] [Li, Sih-Han]Ind Technol Res Inst, Hsinchu 31040, Taiwan
  • [ 20 ] [Wu, Chih-I]Ind Technol Res Inst, Hsinchu 31040, Taiwan

Reprint 's Address:

  • [Chang, Meng-Fan]Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Inst Elect Engn, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan

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IEEE JOURNAL OF SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS

ISSN: 0018-9200

Year: 2020

Issue: 10

Volume: 55

Page: 2790-2801

5 . 0 1 3

JCR@2020

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JCR@2023

ESI Discipline: ENGINEERING;

ESI HC Threshold:132

JCR Journal Grade:1

CAS Journal Grade:2

Cited Count:

WoS CC Cited Count: 60

SCOPUS Cited Count: 69

ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All

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30 Days PV: 0

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