Dynamic Reliability Management in Neuromorphic Computing

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2105.02038v1
• Date: Wed, 5 May 2021 13:17:17 GMT
• Title: Dynamic Reliability Management in Neuromorphic Computing
• Authors: Shihao Song, Jui Hanamshet, Adarsha Balaji, Anup Das, Jeffrey L. Krichmar, Nikil D. Dutt, Nagarajan Kandasamy, Francky Catthoor
• Abstract summary: Neuromorphic computing systems use non-volatile memory (NVM) to implement high-density and low-energy synaptic storage. Currents needed to operate NVMs cause aging of CMOS-based transistors in each neuron and synapse circuit in the hardware. We propose a new technique to mitigate the aging-related reliability problems in neuromorphic systems, by designing an intelligent run-time manager.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Neuromorphic computing systems uses non-volatile memory (NVM) to implement high-density and low-energy synaptic storage. Elevated voltages and currents needed to operate NVMs cause aging of CMOS-based transistors in each neuron and synapse circuit in the hardware, drifting the transistor's parameters from their nominal values. Aggressive device scaling increases power density and temperature, which accelerates the aging, challenging the reliable operation of neuromorphic systems. Existing reliability-oriented techniques periodically de-stress all neuron and synapse circuits in the hardware at fixed intervals, assuming worst-case operating conditions, without actually tracking their aging at run time. To de-stress these circuits, normal operation must be interrupted, which introduces latency in spike generation and propagation, impacting the inter-spike interval and hence, performance, e.g., accuracy. We propose a new architectural technique to mitigate the aging-related reliability problems in neuromorphic systems, by designing an intelligent run-time manager (NCRTM), which dynamically destresses neuron and synapse circuits in response to the short-term aging in their CMOS transistors during the execution of machine learning workloads, with the objective of meeting a reliability target. NCRTM de-stresses these circuits only when it is absolutely necessary to do so, otherwise reducing the performance impact by scheduling de-stress operations off the critical path. We evaluate NCRTM with state-of-the-art machine learning workloads on a neuromorphic hardware. Our results demonstrate that NCRTM significantly improves the reliability of neuromorphic hardware, with marginal impact on performance.

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