학술논문

A Simplified Variability-Aware VCM Memristor Model for Efficient Circuit Simulation
Document Type
Conference
Source
2023 19th International Conference on Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods and Applications to Circuit Design (SMACD) Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods and Applications to Circuit Design (SMACD), 2023 19th International Conference on. :1-4 Jul, 2023
Subject
Bioengineering
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Computing and Processing
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Signal Processing and Analysis
Computers
Analytical models
Circuits and systems
Computational modeling
Circuit simulation
Memory management
Memristors
Memristor Modeling
Valence Change Memory (VCM)
Device Variability
Language
ISSN
2575-4890
Abstract
Accurate and computationally cost-efficient models for fabricated memristor devices are essential for the design of future computers and AI-driven sensor-processor systems, especially for the simulation of large-scale circuits and systems. The variability-aware JART memristor model properly captures both the conduction mechanisms and the dynamical behavior of actual Valence Change Mechanism (VCM) memristors. However, the original JART VCM model incorporates an implicit description of the memristor current that constitutes a computationally heavy approach. Here, we aim to simplify the JART VCM model by replacing this implicit description with an explicit mathematical expression, leading to faster simulations and enabling deeper theoretical studies. The improvement achieved using the proposed model goes over x20 in simulation speed for increasing number of VCM devices, allowing for faster simulation of computing-inmemory and memristor-based AI systems.