System Design for Computation-in-Memory: From Primitive to Complex Functions

Mahdi Zahedi; Taha Shahroodi; Geert  Custers; Abhairaj Singh; Stephan  Wong; Said Hamdioui

doi:10.1109/VLSI-SoC54400.2022.9939571

System Design for Computation-in-Memory: From Primitive to Complex Functions

Mahdi Zahedi, Taha Shahroodi, Geert Custers, Abhairaj Singh, Stephan Wong, Said Hamdioui

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In recent years, we are witnessing a trend moving away from conventional computer architectures towards Computation-In-Memory (CIM) based on emerging memristor devices. This is due to the fact that the performance and energy efficiency of traditional computer architectures can no longer be increased at the same pace as before. The main barriers which limit the performance and energy improvement are the memory and power walls. Thus far, the main effort from researchers is toward enabling CIM as an accelerator for specific applications. Consequently, this current application-specific nature/approach has put less emphasis on the potential general-purpose applicability of CIM, i.e., merging several accelerators into one that is less than the sum of the parts. In this paper, we demonstrate the CIM concept using a broader and generalized model. Considering this model, the state-of-the-art CIM-based logic and arithmetic primitive functions, which can be the building blocks for complex functions, are investigated. Besides, we present potential applications of CIM which provides insights into the challenges and opportunities of a generic CIM system design. Finally, we highlight the future directions regarding the construction of CIM-based systems.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2022 IFIP/IEEE 30th International Conference on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI-SoC)
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	1-6
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-6654-9005-4
ISBN (Print)	978-1-6654-9006-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/VLSI-SoC54400.2022.9939571
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	2022 IFIP/IEEE 30th International Conference on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI-SoC) - Patras, Greece Duration: 3 Oct 2022 → 5 Oct 2022

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Conference	2022 IFIP/IEEE 30th International Conference on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI-SoC)
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Patras
Period	3/10/22 → 5/10/22

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Zahedi, M , Shahroodi, T, Custers, G, Singh, A , Wong, S & Hamdioui, S 2022, System Design for Computation-in-Memory: From Primitive to Complex Functions. in Proceedings of the 2022 IFIP/IEEE 30th International Conference on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI-SoC). IEEE , pp. 1-6, 2022 IFIP/IEEE 30th International Conference on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI-SoC), Patras, Greece, 3/10/22. https://doi.org/10.1109/VLSI-SoC54400.2022.9939571

System Design for Computation-in-Memory : From Primitive to Complex Functions. / Zahedi, Mahdi ; Shahroodi, Taha; Custers, Geert ; Singh, Abhairaj ; Wong, Stephan ; Hamdioui, Said.

Proceedings of the 2022 IFIP/IEEE 30th International Conference on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI-SoC). IEEE , 2022. p. 1-6.

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