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A Probabilistic Bayesian Machine Based on a Diffusive Memristor Crossbar Array for Long Sequence Inference

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Yining Jiang
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Hanzhi Ma *
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Yongqin Bai
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韩勋 (Xun Han)
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Ye Shi
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Jose Schutt-Aine
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Yang Xu
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李尔平 (Er‐Ping Li) *
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The current Von-Neumann architecture cannot support emerging applications in artificial intelligence, necessitating a new computing paradigm that can solve complex tasks. Memristor-based near-memory computing demonstrates the potential beyond Von-Neumann computers. However, due to device limitations, memristor-based hardware with bulky peripheral circuits cannot handle complex tasks and is sensitive to noise. In this study, we leverage the physical stochasticity of a diffusive device and the inherent parallelism of the crossbar structure to implement a true stochastic Bayesian machine based on an Au/Ag/Al2O3/Pt/Ti memristor crossbar array circuit. The proposed system supports long probabilistic sequence inference with superior soft-error robustness and enables probabilistic hardware to handle high-feature tasks such as image recognition for the first time. We have constructed a diffusive memristor device with the corresponding compact model and measured the signal-transmission characteristics of the crossbar array prototype circuit, revealing severe signal distortion due to parasitic effects. Moreover, we propose a signal-reconstruction method that effectively improves the performance of Bayesian machine circuits. Our work points to new directions for exploring circuit design and large-scale integration methods in probabilistic computing hardware.
Keywords:
Probabilistic computing
Diffusive memristor
Bayesian machine
Long sequence inference
Soft-error robustness

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