Efficient Signed Arithmetic Multiplication on Memristor-based Crossbar

The vast potential of memristor-based computation-in-memory (CIM) engines has mainly triggered the mapping of best-suited applications. Nevertheless, with additional support, existing applications can also benefit from CIM. In particular, this paper proposes an energy and area-efficient CIM-based methodology to perform arithmetic signed...

Application of Emerging Memory Technologies for Spiking Neural Networks

Renewed interest in memory technologies such as memristors and ferroelectric devices can provide opportunities for traditional and non-traditional computing systems alike. To make versatile, reprogrammable AI hardware possible, neuromorphic systems are in need of a low-power, non-volatile and analog memory solution to store the weights of the...

Dealing with Non-Idealities in Memristor Based Computation-In-Memory Designs

Computation-In-Memory (CIM) using memristor devices provides an energy-efficient hardware implementation of arithmetic and logic operations for numerous applications, such as neuromorphic computing and database query. However, memristor-based CIM suffers from various non-idealities such as conductance drift, read disturb, wire parasitics,...

MNEMOSENE: Tile Architecture and Simulator for Memristor-based Computation-in-memory

In recent years, we are witnessing a trend toward in-memory computing for future generations of computers that differs from traditional von-Neumann architecture in which there is a clear distinction between computing and memory units. Considering that data movements between the central processing unit (CPU) and memory consume several orders...

Skeleton-based Synthesis Flow for Computation-In-Memory Architectures

Memristor-based Computation-in-Memory (CIM) is one of the emerging architectures for next-generation Big Data problems. Its design requires a radically new synthesis flow as the memristor is a passive device that uses resistances to encode its logic values. This article proposes a synthesis flow for mapping parallel applications on memristor...

Circuit Design for Memristor based In-Memory Computing

Modern computing systems suffer due to inability of CMOS-device technology and conventional Von-Neumann architectures to support today's ever-increasing demand of high performance, reliability, cost and energy-efficiency. While CMOS device suffers from high static leakage, reduced reliability and manufacturing complexity; conventional computing...

Memristive Device for Logic Design and Computing

Memristive device or memristor is a promising emerging technology due to its good scalability, near-zero standby power consumption, high integration density, and CMOS fabrication compatibility. Several potential applications based on memristor technology have been proposed, such as non-volatile memories, neuromorphic systems, and resistive...

A Mapping Methodology of Boolean Logic Circuits on Memristor Crossbar

Alternatives to CMOS logic circuit implementations are under research for future scaled electronics. Memristor crossbar-based logic circuit is one of the promising candidates to at least partially replace CMOS technology, which is facing many challenges such as reduced scalability, reliability, and performance gain. Memristor crossbar offers...

Memristive devices for computation-in-memory

CMOS technology and its continuous scaling have made electronics and computers accessible and affordable for almost everyone on the globe; in addition, they have enabled the solutions of a wide range of societal problems and applications. Today, however, both the technology and the computer architectures are facing severe challenges/walls making...

A Domain Specific Language for Computation-in-Memory

The memory-wall problem is a big challenge that classical Von Neumann-based computer systems face. This problem is caused by the increasing performance gap between the main memory and the central processing unit. The novel Computation-in-Memory (CiM) architecture can solve the memory wall problem by using emerging memristor technology to perform...

An experience with Chalcogenide memristors, and implications on memory and computer applications

Memristors are considered a promising emerging device that may improve some specific applications, like memories, or make feasible new ones, mainly alternative computing architectures. However, it is not a mature technology and their characteristics can vary significantly depending on their structures. Also, variability and reliability might...

Skeleton-based design and simulation flow for Computation-in-Memory architectures

Memristor-based Computation-in-Memory is one of the emerging architectures proposed to deal with Big Data problems. The design of such architectures requires a radically new automatic design flow because the memristor is a passive device that uses resistance to encode its logic value. This paper proposes a design flow for mapping parallel...

De memristor in feedback control systemen - The memristor in feedback control systems

In 2008 Hewlett-Packard requested a patent on a passive memristive device, which caused the memristor to become a popular area of research again. This thesis focuses on the mathematical derivation and definition of a memristor and how we can incorporate such a memristor in a feedback control system. We determine the describing function of a...

Memristors: One step closer towards electrical brains

The memristor is an electronic component which was invented in theory by Leon Chua in 1971, based on logics and symmetry. In 2008, HP Labs has realized an actual memristor on the nanoscale level for the first time in history. Since then, a lot of researchers have focused their attention on the memristor. It is one of the fundamental passive...