Work-in-Progress: A Universal Instrumentation Platform for Non-Volatile Memories

RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen)

Abstract

Emerging non-volatile memories (NVMs) represent a disruptive technology that allows a paradigm shift from the conventional von Neumann architecture towards more efficient computing-in-memory (CIM) architectures. Several instrumentation platforms have been proposed to interface NVMs allowing the characterization of single cells and crossbar structures. However, these platforms suffer from low flexibility and are not capable of performing CIM operations on NVMs. Therefore, we recently designed and built the NeuroBreakoutBoard, a highly versatile instrumentation platform capable of executing CIM on NVMs. We present our preliminary results demonstrating a relative error < 5% in the range of 1 k$Ω$ to 1 M$Ω$ and showcase the switching behavior of a HfO$_2$/Ti-based memristive cell.

Authors 10

1. Felix Staudigl

   Embedded Systems (United States)

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   Institute for Communication Technologies and Embedded Systems , RWTH Aachen University , Germany

2. Mohammed Hossein

   Embedded Systems (United States)

   Affiliation as printed

   Institute for Communication Technologies and Embedded Systems , RWTH Aachen University , Germany

3. Tobias Ziegler Aachen Institut für Werkstoffe der Elektrotechnik 2 (IWE2)

   RWTH Aachen University

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   Institut für Werkstoffe der Elektrotechnik 2 (IWE-2) , RWTH Aachen University , Germany

4. Hazem Al Indari
5. Rebecca Pelke

   Embedded Systems (United States)

   Affiliation as printed

   Institute for Communication Technologies and Embedded Systems , RWTH Aachen University , Germany

6. Sebastian Siegel

   Forschungszentrum Jülich · Ernst Ruska Centre

   Affiliation as printed

   Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI-10) , Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH , German

7. Dirk J. Wouters

   Forschungszentrum Jülich · Ernst Ruska Centre

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   Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI-10) , Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH , German

8. Dominik Šišejković

   Robert Bosch (Germany)

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   Security, Privacy, and Safety Research Group , Corporate Research Robert Bosch GmbH , Germany

9. Jan Moritz Joseph
10. Rainer Leupers

    Embedded Systems (United States)

    Affiliation as printed

    Institute for Communication Technologies and Embedded Systems , RWTH Aachen University , Germany