Hardware approximate techniques for deep neural network accelerators: A survey

G Armeniakos, G Zervakis, D Soudris… - ACM Computing …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) are very popular because of their high performance in
various cognitive tasks in Machine Learning (ML). Recent advancements in DNNs have …

[BOOK][B] Approximate Computing

W Liu, F Lombardi - 2022 - Springer
Computing systems at all scales (from mobile handheld devices to supercomputers, servers,
and large cloud-based data centers) have seen significant performance gains, mostly …

A survey on approximate multiplier designs for energy efficiency: From algorithms to circuits

Y Wu, C Chen, W **ao, X Wang, C Wen, J Han… - ACM Transactions on …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Given the stringent requirements of energy efficiency for Internet-of-Things edge devices,
approximate multipliers, as a basic component of many processors and accelerators, have …

Energy-and quality-efficient approximate multipliers for neural network and image processing applications

M Ahmadinejad, MH Moaiyeri - IEEE Transactions on Emerging …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Approximate computing is a new trend that trades off computational accuracy for lower
energy dissipation and design complexity in various applications, where high precision is …

Approximate multipliers using static segmentation: Error analysis and improvements

AGM Strollo, E Napoli, D De Caro… - … on Circuits and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Approximate multipliers are used in error-tolerant applications, sacrificing the accuracy of
results to minimize power or delay. In this paper we investigate approximate multipliers …

APPAs: fast and efficient approximate parallel prefix adders and multipliers

B Rashidi - The Journal of Supercomputing, 2024 - Springer
In this paper, the approximate parallel prefix adders with minimizing hardware and timing
complexities are proposed. Moreover, an approximate multiplier based on these adders is …

Approximate recursive multipliers using low power building blocks

E Zacharelos, I Nunziata, G Saggese… - … on Emerging Topics …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Approximate computing, frequently used in error tolerant applications, aims to achieve
higher circuit performances by allowing the possibility of inaccurate results, rather than …

A two-stage operand trimming approximate logarithmic multiplier

R Pilipović, P Bulić, U Lotrič - IEEE Transactions on Circuits and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present an approximate logarithmic multiplier with two-stage operand trimming, which
prioritises area and energy consumption while retains acceptable accuracy. The multiplier …

Nonconventional computer arithmetic circuits, systems and applications

L Sousa - IEEE Circuits and Systems Magazine, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Arithmetic plays a major role in a computer? s performance and efficiency. Building new
computing platforms supported by the traditional binary arithmetic and silicon-based …

Accelerated image processing through IMPLY-based nocarry approximated adders

F Seiler, N TaheriNejad - … on Circuits and Systems I: Regular …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As the demand for computational power increases drastically, traditional solutions to
address those needs struggle to keep up. Consequently, there has been a proliferation of …