Summary of Febim: Efficient and Compact Bayesian Inference Engine Empowered with Ferroelectric In-memory Computing, by Chao Li et al.
FeBiM: Efficient and Compact Bayesian Inference Engine Empowered with Ferroelectric In-Memory Computing
by Chao Li, Zhicheng Xu, Bo Wen, Ruibin Mao, Can Li, Thomas Kämpfe, Kai Ni, Xunzhao Yin
First submitted to arxiv on: 25 Oct 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Emerging Technologies (cs.ET)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed FeBiM engine is an efficient and compact Bayesian inference-based machine learning model that leverages multi-bit ferroelectric field-effect transistor (FeFET)-based in-memory computing (IMC) for neural networks. By encoding trained probabilities within a compact FeFET-based crossbar, FeBiM maps quantized logarithmic probabilities to discrete FeFET states, naturally representing the posterior probabilities. This approach enables efficient in-memory Bayesian inference without additional calculation circuitry. The resulting engine achieves impressive storage density and computing efficiency in a representative Bayesian classification task. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary FeBiM is a new way to do machine learning that uses special computer chips to make predictions and understand how certain they are about those predictions. Normally, these chips aren’t good at doing this kind of work because it’s different from what they were designed for. But FeBiM uses the chip in a special way that makes it much better at doing Bayesian inference than other approaches. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Bayesian inference » Classification » Machine learning
