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A RISC-V MCU with adaptive reverse body bias and ultra-low-power retention mode in 22 nm FD-SOI (Full Report)

By Admin 13 Oct 2023 • 3 min read •

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A RISC-V MCU with adaptive reverse body bias and ultra-low-power retention mode in 22 nm FD-SOI

Abstract This paper introduces a highly energy-efficient 32-bit RISC-V MCU fabricated in 22 nm FD-SOI technology, utilizing adaptive reverse body biasing (RBB) to achieve ultra-low leakage current across the full industrial temperature range.

By Admin 13 Oct 2023 • 2 min read •

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Trikarenos: A Fault-Tolerant RISC-V-based Microcontroller for CubeSats in 28nm (Full Report)

By Admin 3 Oct 2023 • 3 min read •

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Trikarenos: A Fault-Tolerant RISC-V-based Microcontroller for CubeSats in 28nm

Abstract Trikarenos is a fault-tolerant, 32-bit RISC-V microcontroller SoC fabricated in an advanced TSMC 28nm technology, specifically designed to mitigate radiation-induced Single Event Upsets (SEUs) in harsh space environments like CubeSats. Its key

By Admin 3 Oct 2023 • 2 min read •

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Spatz: Clustering Compact RISC-V-Based Vector Units to Maximize Computing Efficiency (Full Report)

By Admin 18 Sep 2023 • 3 min read •

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Spatz: Clustering Compact RISC-V-Based Vector Units to Maximize Computing Efficiency

Abstract Spatz is a novel, compact 64-bit floating-point RISC-V vector processor utilizing the Zve64d extension, designed to maximize computing efficiency in clustered architectures. The architecture achieves peak energy efficiency by employing a highly

By Admin 18 Sep 2023 • 2 min read •

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Using LLMs to Facilitate Formal Verification of RTL (Full Report)

By Admin 18 Sep 2023 • 3 min read •

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Using LLMs to Facilitate Formal Verification of RTL

Abstract To mitigate the burden of writing SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA) for Formal Property Verification (FPV), this study explores using LLMs like GPT-4 to automatically generate verification properties directly from RTL code. Researchers designed

By Admin 18 Sep 2023 • 2 min read •

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A Precision-Scalable RISC-V DNN Processor with On-Device Learning Capability at the Extreme Edge (Full Report)

By Admin 15 Sep 2023 • 3 min read •

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A Precision-Scalable RISC-V DNN Processor with On-Device Learning Capability at the Extreme Edge

Abstract This paper presents a precision-scalable RISC-V DNN processor designed for extreme edge devices, tackling the challenges of efficient inference and enabling on-device learning. The architecture supports diverse fixed-point inference precisions ranging from

By Admin 15 Sep 2023 • 2 min read •

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Short reasons for long vectors in HPC CPUs: a study based on RISC-V (Full Report)

By Admin 13 Sep 2023 • 3 min read •

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Short reasons for long vectors in HPC CPUs: a study based on RISC-V

Abstract This study analyzes the performance benefits of exceptionally long vector units in High-Performance Computing (HPC) CPUs using a customizable RISC-V core setup. Testing vector lengths up to 256 double-precision elements against non-dense

By Admin 13 Sep 2023 • 1 min read •