
AbstractDeveloping energy-efficient parallel information processing systems beyond von Neumann architecture is a long-standing goal of modern information technologies. The widely used von Neumann computer architecture separates memory and computing units, which leads to energy-hungry data movement when computers work. In order to meet the need of efficient information processing for the data-driven applications such as big data and Internet of Things, an energy-efficient processing architecture beyond von Neumann is critical for the information society. Here we show a non-von Neumann architecture built of resistive switching (RS) devices named “iMemComp”, where memory and logic are unified with single-type devices. Leveraging nonvolatile nature and structural parallelism of crossbar RS arrays, we have equipped “iMemComp” with capabilities of computing in parallel and learning user-defined logic functions for large-scale information processing tasks. Such architecture eliminates the energy-hungry data movement in von Neumann computers. Compared with contemporary silicon technology, adder circuits based on “iMemComp” can improve the speed by 76.8% and the power dissipation by 60.3%, together with a 700 times aggressive reduction in the circuit area.
Parallel computing, Memristive Devices for Neuromorphic Computing, Ferroelectric Devices for Low-Power Nanoscale Applications, Latency (audio), Search engine, Article, Visual arts, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Engineering, Information processing, Crossbar switch, Architecture, FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, Parallel processing, Information retrieval, Efficient energy use, Computer architecture, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Von Neumann architecture, Brain-inspired Computing, Unconventional computing, Biology, Neuromorphic Computing, Query by Example, Dataflow architecture, Life Sciences, In-Memory Processing, Neural Interface Technology, Memory Applications, Computer science, Distributed computing, Operating system, Adder, Electrical engineering, Physical Sciences, Telecommunications, Dataflow, Web search query, Non-Volatile Memory, FOS: Civil engineering, Art, Neuroscience
Parallel computing, Memristive Devices for Neuromorphic Computing, Ferroelectric Devices for Low-Power Nanoscale Applications, Latency (audio), Search engine, Article, Visual arts, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Engineering, Information processing, Crossbar switch, Architecture, FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, Parallel processing, Information retrieval, Efficient energy use, Computer architecture, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Von Neumann architecture, Brain-inspired Computing, Unconventional computing, Biology, Neuromorphic Computing, Query by Example, Dataflow architecture, Life Sciences, In-Memory Processing, Neural Interface Technology, Memory Applications, Computer science, Distributed computing, Operating system, Adder, Electrical engineering, Physical Sciences, Telecommunications, Dataflow, Web search query, Non-Volatile Memory, FOS: Civil engineering, Art, Neuroscience
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