Title
Fault-Tolerant Deep Neural Networks for Processing-In-Memory based Autonomous Edge Systems
Abstract
In-memory deep neural network (DNN) accelerators will be the key for energy-efficient autonomous edge systems. The resistive random access memory (ReRAM) is a potential solution for the non-CMOS-based in-memory computing platform for energy-efficient autonomous edge systems, thanks to its promising characteristics, such as near-zero leakage-power and non-volatility. However, due to the hardware instability of ReRAM, the weights of the DNN model may deviate from the originally trained weights, resulting in accuracy loss. To mitigate this undesirable accuracy loss, we propose two stochastic fault-tolerant training methods to generally improve the models' robustness without dealing with individual devices. Moreover, we propose Stability Score-a comprehensive metric that serves as an indicator to the instability problem. Extensive experiments demonstrate that the DNN models trained using our proposed stochastic fault-tolerant training method achieve superior performance, which provides better flexibility, scalability, and deployability of ReRAM on the autonomous edge systems.
Year
DOI
Venue
2022
10.23919/DATE54114.2022.9774523
2022 Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE)
Keywords
DocType
ISSN
Fault-Tolerant DNNs,DNN Accelerators,Autonomous Edge Systems
Conference
1530-1591
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
978-1-6654-9637-7
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Siyue Wang100.34
Geng Yuan200.34
Xiaolong Ma393.46
Yanyu Li400.34
Xue Lin500.34
Bhavy A. Kailkhura600.34