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Study on Realization of Brain-like Hardware by Sequential Driving of Ratio-less Tri-level Associative Memory

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K04266
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 21060:Electron device and electronic equipment-related
Research InstitutionKyushu Institute of Technology

Principal Investigator

Nakamura Kazuyuki  九州工業大学, マイクロ化総合技術センター, 教授 (60336097)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywordsニューラルネットワーク / 連想メモリ / SRAM / 人工知能 / 推論 / LUTカスケード / TCAM / ニューラルネット / 脳型LSI / レシオレス
Outline of Final Research Achievements

To demonstrate the basic idea of the proposed NN-TCAM (Neural Network-TCAM), I conducted functional design to confirm its architectural behavior. First, we developed an NN-TCAM simulator by C-program and successfully verified the basic scheme. Furthermore, we modified the ratio-less TCAM chip and proceeded with the circuit design of the basic core part.
In the research process, we investigated a new configuration based on multi-level accesses of memory, which is a major problem for power consumption, and came to propose the following research topic, "21K04179: Research on realization of memory-driven artificial intelligence LSI with memory cascade configuration.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

TCAM上にニューラルネットワークをエントリとして直接マッピングし、駆動演算する本提案は、学術的に全く独創的で、従来のデジタル方式とアナログ方式の中間に位置付けられ、エッジにおいて使用環境への適応化のための学習機能にも対応可能であり、高い産業的価値を持つ。
長年我が国の半導体設計技術の中核であったメモリ技術の延長にあり、第3の新たな脳型ハードウエアの実現候補として、新たなメモリの応用分野を切り開くものである。

Report

(6 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2019 2018

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Patent(Industrial Property Rights) (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Design and measurement of fully digital ternary content addressable memory using ratioless static random access memory cells and hierarchical-AND matching comparator2018

    • Author(s)
      D. Nishikata, M. A. Bin Mohd Ali, K. Hosoda, H.Matsumoto, K. Nakamura
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

      Volume: 57 Issue: 4S Pages: 04FF11-04FF11

    • DOI

      10.7567/jjap.57.04ff11

    • NAID

      120006778228

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 半導体装置及びニューラルネットワークの構成方法2019

    • Inventor(s)
      中村和之
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      九州工業大学
    • Industrial Property Rights Type
      特許
    • Industrial Property Number
      2019-069485
    • Filing Date
      2019
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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