In-Memory Computing (IMC) is one of the most promising candidates for data-intensive computing accelerators of machine learning (ML). A key ML algorithm for dimensionality reduction and classification is principal component analysis (PCA), which heavily relies on matrix-vector multiplications (MVM) for which classic von Neumann architectures are not optimized. Here, we provide the experimental demonstration of a new IMC-based PCA algorithm based on power iteration and deflation executed in a 4-kbit array of resistive switching random-access memory (RRAM). The classification accuracy of the Wisconsin Breast Cancer data set reaches 95.43%, close to floating-point implementation. Our simulations indicate a 250× improvement in energy efficiency compared to commercial GPUs, thus supporting IMC for energy-efficient ML in modern data-intensive computing.

In-Memory Principal Component Analysis by Crosspoint Array of Resistive Switching Memory: A New Hardware Approach for Energy-Efficient Data Analysis in Edge Computing

Mannocci Piergiulio;Zambelli Cristian;Ielmini Daniele
2022-01-01

Abstract

In-Memory Computing (IMC) is one of the most promising candidates for data-intensive computing accelerators of machine learning (ML). A key ML algorithm for dimensionality reduction and classification is principal component analysis (PCA), which heavily relies on matrix-vector multiplications (MVM) for which classic von Neumann architectures are not optimized. Here, we provide the experimental demonstration of a new IMC-based PCA algorithm based on power iteration and deflation executed in a 4-kbit array of resistive switching random-access memory (RRAM). The classification accuracy of the Wisconsin Breast Cancer data set reaches 95.43%, close to floating-point implementation. Our simulations indicate a 250× improvement in energy efficiency compared to commercial GPUs, thus supporting IMC for energy-efficient ML in modern data-intensive computing.
2022
in-memory computing
principal component analysis
eigendecomposition
resistive random access memory
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