Circuit-level techniques for logic and memory blocks in approximate computing systemsx
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 …
(AC), including both computation and data storage units. After providing some background …
A quality-aware voltage overscaling framework to improve the energy efficiency and lifetime of TPUs based on statistical error modeling
Deep neural networks (DNNs) are a type of artificial intelligence models that are inspired by
the structure and function of the human brain, designed to process and learn from large …
the structure and function of the human brain, designed to process and learn from large …
Design exploration of energy-efficient accuracy-configurable dadda multipliers with improved lifetime based on voltage overscaling
H Afzali-Kusha, M Vaeztourshizi… - … Transactions on Very …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article investigates an energy-efficient accuracy-configurable Dadda (X-Dadda)
multiplier. The structure employs the voltage overscaling and approximate width setting as …
multiplier. The structure employs the voltage overscaling and approximate width setting as …
X-nvdla: Runtime accuracy configurable nvdla based on applying voltage overscaling to computing and memory units
H Afzali-Kusha, M Pedram - … on Circuits and Systems I: Regular …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper investigates a runtime accuracy reconfigurable implementation of an energy
efficient deep learning accelerator. It is based on voltage overscaling (VOS) technique which …
efficient deep learning accelerator. It is based on voltage overscaling (VOS) technique which …
On the efficiency of voltage overscaling under temperature and aging effects
Voltage overscaling has received extensive attention in the last decade as an attractive
paradigm for systems in which resulting timing errors and thus a loss in accuracy can be …
paradigm for systems in which resulting timing errors and thus a loss in accuracy can be …
Toward self-tunable approximate computing
S Xu, BC Schafer - IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Many applications show tolerance to inaccuracies. These can be exploited to build faster
circuits with smaller area and lower power. This is particularly true for the hardware …
circuits with smaller area and lower power. This is particularly true for the hardware …
X-Rel: Energy-Efficient and Low-Overhead Approximate Reliability Framework for Error-Tolerant Applications Deployed in Critical Systems
Triple modular redundancy (TMR) is one of the most common techniques in fault-tolerant
systems, in which the output is determined by a majority voter. However, the design diversity …
systems, in which the output is determined by a majority voter. However, the design diversity …
Memristive-based mixed-signal CGRA for accelerating deep neural network inference
R Kazerooni-Zand, M Kamal, A Afzali-Kusha… - ACM Transactions on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
In this paper, a mixed-signal coarse-grained reconfigurable architecture (CGRA) for
accelerating inference in deep neural networks (DNNs) is presented. It is based on …
accelerating inference in deep neural networks (DNNs) is presented. It is based on …
Efficient Error Estimation for High-Level Design Space Exploration of Approximate Computing Systems
M Vaeztourshizi, M Pedram - IEEE Transactions on Very Large …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents an error estimation technique for a data-flow graph (DFG)
representation of an approximate computing (AC) circuit. The technique, which may be used …
representation of an approximate computing (AC) circuit. The technique, which may be used …
AMROFloor: An efficient aging mitigation and resource optimization floorplanner for virtual coarse-grained runtime reconfigurable FPGAs
Z Li, Z Huang, Q Wang, J Wang - Electronics, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the rapid reduction of CMOS process size, the FPGAs with high-silicon accumulation
technology are becoming more sensitive to aging effects. This reduces the reliability and …
technology are becoming more sensitive to aging effects. This reduces the reliability and …