HAS-RL: A Hierarchical Approximate Scheme Optimized With Reinforcement Learning for NoC-Based NN Accelerators

Network-on-Chip (NoC) is a scalable on-chip communication architecture for the NN accelerator, but with the increase in the number of nodes, the communication delay becomes higher. Applications such as machine learning have a certain resilience to noisy/erroneous transmitted data. Therefore, approximate communication becomes a promising solution...

Negative Effects of Inorganic Salt Invasion on the Dissociation Kinetics of Silica-Confined Gas Hydrate via Thermal Stimulation

Methane hydrate dissociation kinetics can be inhibited in NaCl solutions; however, this effect is reversed by promoting bubble formation that enhances dissociation. The negative and positive effects of inorganic salt injection on gas production from hydrate-bearing sediments are still controversial. Here, molecular dynamics simulations were...