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    Wuyu Fan Headshot
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    Wuyu Fan
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    Nanjing University
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    Wuyu Fan
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    Nanjing University
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    Yuandong Li
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    Nanjing University
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    Li Du
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    Nanjing University
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    Wuyu Fan
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    Nanjing University
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    Yuan Du
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    Abstract

    Computing in Memory (CIM) is reported as one of the most promising non-Von-Neumann computing architectures to replace the existing digital AI processor architecture. Compared with digital-based computation, CIM shows advantages in computing density, energy efficiency, and throughput. However, it requires a large analog-to-digital array to quantize the column-parallel analog Multiply-Accumulate (MAC) results with tight area, high speed, and low power requirements. In this paper, we will discuss the design trade-off between different ADC architectures for CIM accelerators. To improve the overall system efficiency, a 3-8bit reconfigurable hybrid ADC architecture with successive-approximation and single-slope stages is proposed, particularly emphasizing the reconfigurability of the conversion speed and bit-resolution for different computation mode. A prototype was designed and simulated in 65-nm CMOS, which occupies an area of 190μm × 5μm and consumes a power of 48μW at 8-bit conversion mode, achieving 7.87-bit ENOB and 10.2 fJ/conv.

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    • A 3-8bit Reconfigurable Hybrid ADC Architecture with Successive-Approximation and Single-Slope Stages for Computing in Memory (application/pdf)