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Bitwise Logic Using Phase Change Memory Devices Based on the Pinatubo Architecture

Year: 2024

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: This paper experimentally demonstrates a near-crossbar memory logic technique called Pinatubo. Pinatubo, an acronym for Processing In Non-volatile memory ArchiTecture for bUlk Bitwise Operations, facilitates the concurrent activation of two or more rows, enabling bitwise operations such as OR, AND, XOR, and NOT on the activated rows. We implement Pinatubo using phase change memory (PCM) and compare our experimental results with the simulated data from the original Pinatubo study. Our findings highlight a significant four-orders of magnitude difference between resistance states, suggesting the robustness of the Pinatubo architecture with PCM technology.

Source: International Conference on VLSI Design and International Conference on Embedded Systems (VLSID)

DOI: 10.1109/vlsid60093.2024.00103

Authors: Noa Aflalo, Eilam Yalon, Shahar Kvatinsky

Institution: Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Memory and Neural Computing

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: European Commission, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung

Awards: Neuronal networks from Cortical human iPSCs for Machine Learning Processing- NEU-ChiP, G434337789