A Novel ASIC Design Flow using Weight-Tunable Binary Neurons as Standard Cells

no code implementations • 17 Apr 2022 • Ankit Wagle, Gian Singh, Sunil Khatri, Sarma Vrudhula

The binary neuron, referred to as an FTL (flash threshold logic) uses floating gate or flash transistors whose threshold voltages serve as a proxy for the weights of the neuron.

A Configurable BNN ASIC using a Network of Programmable Threshold Logic Standard Cells

no code implementations • 4 Apr 2021 • Ankit Wagle, Sunil Khatri, Sarma Vrudhula

The unique aspect of the binary neuron is that it is implemented as a mixed-signal circuit that natively performs the inner-product and thresholding operation of an artificial binary neuron.