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The Impact of On-Chip Communication on Memory Tech for Neuromorphic Systems (arxiv.org)
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In plain words: Brain-inspired chips need wiring that lets one neuron reach many others flexibly, so this study reviews how on-chip routing designs handle that and how new memory chips could help. Standard processor networks fall short on such large-fanout connections, making communication the main limit on scaling these chips.

Abstract · The Impact of On-chip Communication on Memory Technologies for Neuromorphic Systems

Emergent nanoscale non-volatile memory technologies with high integration density offer a promising solution to overcome the scalability limitations of CMOS-based neural networks architectures, by efficiently exhibiting the key principle of neural computation. Despite the potential improvements in computational costs, designing high-performance on-chip communication networks that support flexible, large-fanout connectivity remains as daunting task. In this paper, we elaborate on the communication requirements of large-scale neuromorphic designs, and point out the differences with the conventional network-on-chip architectures. We present existing approaches for on-chip neuromorphic routing networks, and discuss how new memory and integration technologies may help to alleviate the communication issues in constructing next-generation intelligent computing machines.

Saber Moradi, Rajit Manohar
arXiv:1809.06016 · cs.AR, cs.ET · submitted Sep 17, 2018 · updated Oct 1, 2018
abstract · pdf · html · 26 pages, 6 figures, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 2018

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