학술논문

Robustness and Power Efficiency in Spin-Orbit Torque-Based Probabilistic Logic Circuits
Document Type
Conference
Source
2023 IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI (ISVLSI) VLSI (ISVLSI), 2023 IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on. :1-6 Jun, 2023
Subject
Aerospace
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Computing and Processing
Robotics and Control Systems
Signal Processing and Analysis
Resistance
Torque
Simulation
Stochastic processes
Computer architecture
Logic gates
Very large scale integration
Ising Machine
Magnetic Tunnel Junction
Spin-Orbit Torque
Language
ISSN
2159-3477
Abstract
The efficiency of known algorithms for solving NP- hard problems is constrained by the limitations of conventional von Neumann architectures. Recurrent networks of stochastic neurons are an appealing alternative to conventional computing architectures, as they potentially allow exploring the binary search space of NP-hard problems with limited resources and overheads. In this study, we consider the case of Boolean Satisfiability on small logic functions, with technological implementations based on Spin-Orbit Torque Magnetic Tunnel Junctions. We propose innovative circuit-level implementations of invertible logic architectures for an AND gate and a Full Adder, emphasizing the design constraints of such invertible logic operations. Simulation results demonstrate the feasibility of SOT-based implementations, and their robustness against process variations. The realistic implementation enables identifying the main power efficiency trade-offs.