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Approximate Computing Architectures

HANIF Muhammad A., MRÁZEK Vojtěch and SHAFIQUE Muhammad. Approximate Computing Architectures. Handbook of Computer Architecture. Handbook of Computer Architecture. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2022, pp. 1-41. ISBN 978-981-1564-01-7.
Czech title
Architektury přibližného počítání
Type
book chapter
Language
english
Authors
Hanif Muhammad A. (TU-Wien)
Mrázek Vojtěch, Ing., Ph.D. (DCSY FIT BUT)
Shafique Muhammad (TU-Wien)
Keywords

approximate computing, cross-layer approximation, energy-efficient design

Abstract

Approximate computing is an emerging computing paradigm for improving the efficiency of error-tolerant applications. It allows designers to trade a negligible amount of accuracy for significant efficiency gains. This chapter provides an overview of approximate computing and how it can be exploited to offer improved efficiency while satisfying the user-defined accuracy/quality constraints. First, an overview of techniques for approximating arithmetic hardware modules is presented. Then, methodologies for efficient design space exploration of approximate modules and for building approximate accelerators are covered. Apart from hardware-level approximations, the chapter also discusses different software-level approximations and how they can be integrated with hardware approximations in a cross-layer design flow for building efficient systems.

Published
2022
Pages
1-41
Book
Handbook of Computer Architecture
Series
Handbook of Computer Architecture
ISBN
978-981-1564-01-7
Publisher
Springer Nature Singapore
Place
Singapore, SG
DOI
BibTeX
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   author = "A. Muhammad Hanif and Vojt\v{e}ch Mr\'{a}zek and Muhammad Shafique",
   title = "Approximate Computing Architectures",
   pages = "1--41",
   booktitle = "Handbook of Computer Architecture",
   series = "Handbook of Computer Architecture",
   year = 2022,
   location = "Singapore, SG",
   publisher = "Springer Nature Singapore",
   ISBN = "978-981-1564-01-7",
   doi = "10.1007/978-981-15-6401-7\_27-1",
   language = "english",
   url = "https://www.fit.vut.cz/research/publication/12568"
}
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