This tutorial focuses on memory elements and analog/digital (A/D) interfaces used in mixed-signal accelerators for deep neural networks (DNNs) in machine learning (ML) applications. These very dedicated systems exploit analog in-memory computation (AiMC) of weights and input activations to accelerate the DNN algorithm. The co-optimization of the memory cell storing the weights with the peripheral circuits is mandatory for improving the performance metrics of the accelerator. In this tutorial, four memory devices for AiMC are reported and analyzed with their computation scheme, including the digital-to-analog converter (DAC). Moreover, we review analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) for the quantization of the AiMC results, focusing on the design trade-offs of the different topologies given by the context.

Memory Devices and A/D Interfaces: Design Trade-offs in Mixed-Signal Accelerators for Machine Learning Applications / Caselli, Michele; Debacker, Peter; Boni, Andrea. - In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS. II, EXPRESS BRIEFS. - ISSN 1549-7747. - 69:7(2022), pp. 3084-3089. [10.1109/TCSII.2022.3174622]

Memory Devices and A/D Interfaces: Design Trade-offs in Mixed-Signal Accelerators for Machine Learning Applications

Michele Caselli;Andrea Boni
2022-01-01

Abstract

This tutorial focuses on memory elements and analog/digital (A/D) interfaces used in mixed-signal accelerators for deep neural networks (DNNs) in machine learning (ML) applications. These very dedicated systems exploit analog in-memory computation (AiMC) of weights and input activations to accelerate the DNN algorithm. The co-optimization of the memory cell storing the weights with the peripheral circuits is mandatory for improving the performance metrics of the accelerator. In this tutorial, four memory devices for AiMC are reported and analyzed with their computation scheme, including the digital-to-analog converter (DAC). Moreover, we review analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) for the quantization of the AiMC results, focusing on the design trade-offs of the different topologies given by the context.
2022
Memory Devices and A/D Interfaces: Design Trade-offs in Mixed-Signal Accelerators for Machine Learning Applications / Caselli, Michele; Debacker, Peter; Boni, Andrea. - In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS. II, EXPRESS BRIEFS. - ISSN 1549-7747. - 69:7(2022), pp. 3084-3089. [10.1109/TCSII.2022.3174622]
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