Energy-efficient pulse-based convolution for near-sensor processing

M. Hassan Najafi, S. Rasoul Faraji, Kia Bazargan, David Lilja

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Abstract

Near-sensor convolution engines have many applications in Internet-of-Things. Pulsed unary processing has been recently proposed for high-performance and energy-efficient processing of data using simple digital logic. In this work, we propose a low-cost, high-performance, and energy-efficient near-sensor convolution engine based on pulsed unary processing. The proposed engine removes the necessity of using costly analog-to-digital converters. Synthesis results show that the proposed pulse-based design significantly improves the hardware cost and energy consumption compared to the conventional fixed-point binary and also to the stochastic computing-based designs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2020 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2020 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728133201
StatePublished - 2020
Event52nd IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2020 - Virtual, Online
Duration: Oct 10 2020Oct 21 2020

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
Volume2020-October
ISSN (Print)0271-4310

Conference

Conference52nd IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2020
CityVirtual, Online
Period10/10/2010/21/20

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