Ultra low power coupled oscillator arrays for computer vision applications

N. Shukla, W. Y. Tsai, M. Jerry, M. Barth, V. Narayanan, S. Datta

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Abstract

Coupled oscillators provide an efficient non-Boolean paradigm for solving a variety of computationally intensive problems in computer vision. This motivates the realization of large networks of low-power coupled oscillators. In this work, we experimentally demonstrate: (i) a relaxation oscillator based on the insulator-metal transition (IMT) in vanadium dioxide (VO2) with record low DC input (peak) power of ∼23 μW; (ii) a network of coupled VO2 oscillators with record number of elements (6 oscillators) which perform image processing functionalities in high dimensional space like color detection and morphological operations such as dilation and erosion). Calibrated simulations show that 10× reduction in power compared to a 32 nm CMOS accelerator at iso-Throughput.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2016 IEEE Symposium on VLSI Technology, VLSI Technology 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781509006373
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 21 2016
Event36th IEEE Symposium on VLSI Technology, VLSI Technology 2016 - Honolulu, United States
Duration: Jun 13 2016Jun 16 2016

Publication series

NameDigest of Technical Papers - Symposium on VLSI Technology
Volume2016-September
ISSN (Print)0743-1562

Other

Other36th IEEE Symposium on VLSI Technology, VLSI Technology 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHonolulu
Period6/13/166/16/16

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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