Taiwan semiconductor manufacturing co., ltd. (20240331745). SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLEXIBLE BANK ADDRESSING IN DIGITAL COMPUTING-IN-MEMORY (DCIM) simplified abstract
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLEXIBLE BANK ADDRESSING IN DIGITAL COMPUTING-IN-MEMORY (DCIM)
Organization Name
taiwan semiconductor manufacturing co., ltd.
Inventor(s)
Hidehiro Fujiwara of Hsinchu (TW)
Wei-Chang Zhao of Hsinchu (TW)
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLEXIBLE BANK ADDRESSING IN DIGITAL COMPUTING-IN-MEMORY (DCIM) - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240331745 titled 'SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLEXIBLE BANK ADDRESSING IN DIGITAL COMPUTING-IN-MEMORY (DCIM)
Simplified Explanation: The patent application describes a method for flexible bank addressing in digital computing-in-memory (DCIM), where memory banks are grouped together to store input feature map data and perform multiply-accumulate operations.
- Bank groups are created, each containing a number of memory banks.
- Memory banks store specific portions of input feature map data.
- During different clock cycles, portions of data are read from different bank groups to perform operations.
- Multiply-accumulate operations are carried out using the data from different bank groups.
Key Features and Innovation:
- Flexible bank addressing in digital computing-in-memory.
- Bank groups for efficient storage and processing of input feature map data.
- Multiplier-accumulate operations using data from different bank groups.
Potential Applications:
- Image processing.
- Machine learning algorithms.
- Signal processing.
Problems Solved:
- Efficient memory access and processing of large datasets.
- Improved performance in computing-in-memory applications.
Benefits:
- Faster processing of data.
- Reduced memory access times.
- Enhanced efficiency in memory utilization.
Commercial Applications:
- AI hardware development.
- Data centers.
- Edge computing devices.
Prior Art: Prior research on computing-in-memory architectures and memory bank addressing methods.
Frequently Updated Research: Ongoing studies on optimizing memory access in computing-in-memory systems.
Questions about flexible bank addressing in digital computing-in-memory: 1. How does the method improve memory access efficiency in computing-in-memory systems? 2. What are the potential challenges in implementing this method in real-world applications?
Original Abstract Submitted
a method for flexible bank addressing in digital computing-in-memory (dcim). the method includes providing bank groups, each of the bank groups comprising a respective number of memory banks, each memory bank configured to store a corresponding portion of input feature map data. the method includes reading, during a first clock cycle, a first portion of the input feature map data from a first one of the bank groups and a second portion of the input feature map data from a second one of the bank groups. the method includes performing a first multiply-accumulate operation using the first portion and the second portion. the method includes reading, during a second clock cycle, a third portion of the input feature map data from the first bank group. the method includes performing a second multiply-accumulate operation using the second portion and the third portion.
