论文标题
一种新型的非易失逆变器的CIM:连续符号重量转变和芯片训练低功率
A Novel Non-Volatile Inverter-based CiM: Continuous Sign Weight Transition and Low Power on-Chip Training
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论文摘要
在这项工作中,我们报告了一种新颖的设计,即单晶体管对逆变器(1T1I),以满足高速和低功率的芯片训练要求。通过利用铁电性利用掺杂的HFO2,成功证明了非易失性逆变器,从而通过铁电场效应晶体管(FEFET)的可编程阈值电压(FEFET)实现了负面和正之间所需的连续重量转变。与具有相似功能的常用设计相比,1T1I独特地在优化的工作电流下实现了纯粹的基于片的重量转变,而无需依靠芯片外计算单元的辅助进行签名重量比较,从而促进了低功率消耗的高速训练。线性和训练速度的进一步改善可以通过两晶晶逆变器(2T1I)设计获得。总体而言,这项工作着眼于能源和时间效率,为基于FEFET的内存计算(CIM)提供了宝贵的设计策略。
In this work, we report a novel design, one-transistor-one-inverter (1T1I), to satisfy high speed and low power on-chip training requirements. By leveraging doped HfO2 with ferroelectricity, a non-volatile inverter is successfully demonstrated, enabling desired continuous weight transition between negative and positive via the programmable threshold voltage (VTH) of ferroelectric field-effect transistors (FeFETs). Compared with commonly used designs with the similar function, 1T1I uniquely achieves pure on-chip-based weight transition at an optimized working current without relying on assistance from off-chip calculation units for signed-weight comparison, facilitating high-speed training at low power consumption. Further improvements in linearity and training speed can be obtained via a two-transistor-one-inverter (2T1I) design. Overall, focusing on energy and time efficiencies, this work provides a valuable design strategy for future FeFET-based computing-in-memory (CiM).