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    Andrea Boni Headshot
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    Andrea Boni
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    Università degli Studi di Parma
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    Italy
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    Andrea Boni
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    Università degli Studi di Parma
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    FRsco Frattini
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    Università degli Studi di Parma
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    Michele Caselli
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    Università degli Studi di Parma
    Abstract

    This paper presents a Flash A/D converter to be integrated at the periphery of mixed-signal computing memories for convolutional neural networks. We investigate the feasibility of a true time-multiplexing, which allows to greatly relax the ADC requirements of area and aspect ratio, without sacrificing the data throughput of the memory array. The ADC, based on a strong-arm latched comparator combining built-in reference generation, body bias, and offset calibration, exhibits 29.8-dB SNDR at 3.2 GS/s with 1.5-mW power consumption, and a silicon area of 900 um2. Integrated with the memory array, the converter enables up to 32-to-1 column multiplexing with 20 ns of A/D conversion latency.

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    • Time-Multiplexed Flash ADC for Deep Neural Network Analog In-Memory Computing (application/pdf)