TY - GEN
T1 - A single magnetic-tunnel-junction stochastic computing unit
AU - Lv, Yang
AU - Wang, Jian Ping
PY - 2018/1/23
Y1 - 2018/1/23
N2 - We propose and experimentally demonstrate stochastic computing (SC) with a single magnetic tunnel junction (MJT), exploiting the physical properties and behaviors of the device. Pulse amplitude, bias field, bias current, and pulse width are used as inputs; the output is the switching probability. A single MJT can implement the operations of addition and multiplication. The scheme benefits from the high energy efficiency of an MTJ operated by spintransfer torque (STT), or other future switching mechanisms. Stochastic operations naturally provide high error tolerance, low complexity and low area cost.
AB - We propose and experimentally demonstrate stochastic computing (SC) with a single magnetic tunnel junction (MJT), exploiting the physical properties and behaviors of the device. Pulse amplitude, bias field, bias current, and pulse width are used as inputs; the output is the switching probability. A single MJT can implement the operations of addition and multiplication. The scheme benefits from the high energy efficiency of an MTJ operated by spintransfer torque (STT), or other future switching mechanisms. Stochastic operations naturally provide high error tolerance, low complexity and low area cost.
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U2 - 10.1109/IEDM.2017.8268504
DO - 10.1109/IEDM.2017.8268504
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85045219992
T3 - Technical Digest - International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM
SP - 36.2.1-36.2.4
BT - 2017 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM 2017
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 63rd IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM 2017
Y2 - 2 December 2017 through 6 December 2017
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