Predictive Performance of Photonic SRAM-based In-Memory Computing for Tensor Decomposition
Year: 2025
Type: preprint
Abstract: Photonics-based in-memory computing systems have demonstrated a significant speedup over traditional transistor-based systems because of their ultra-fast operating frequencies and high data bandwidths. Photonic static random access memory (pSRAM) is a crucial component for achieving the objective of ultra-fast photonic in-memory computing systems. In this work, we model and evaluate the performance of a novel photonic SRAM array architecture in development. Additionally, we examine hyperspectral operation through wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) to enhance the throughput of the pSRAM array. We map Matricized Tensor Times Khatri-Rao Product (MTTKRP), a computational kernel commonly used in tensor decomposition, to the proposed pSRAM array architecture. We also develop a predictive performance model to estimate the sustained performance of different configurations of the pSRAM array. Using the predictive performance model, we demonstrate that the pSRAM array achieves 17 PetaOps while performing MTTKRP in a practical hardware configuration.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Authors: Wijeratne, Sasindu, Sunder, Sugeet, Kaiser, Md Abdullah-Al, Jaiswal, Akhilesh, Mathew, Clynn, Jacob, Ajey P., Prasanna, Viktor
Language: English
Subfield: Artificial Intelligence
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6910765673
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