Drift-Aware Regularization for Long-Term Stability in Phase-Change Memory Based Neural Network Implementations

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Abstract

Phase-Change Memory (PCM) based resistive crossbars are a promising technology for energy-efficient neural network inference in analog in-memory computing (AIMC) systems. However, a conductance drift in PCM devices degrades performance over time, posing a challenge for applications requiring long-term stability. In order to overcome such problems, we propose a drift-aware regularization framework that stabilizes weight drift during training, complemented by an attention-based mechanism to prioritize critical features. Our approach significantly improves upon traditional hardware-aware (HWA) training and achieves more robust inference performance in the presence of conductance drift. In a five-year drift simulation, our method reduces classification error to 3.75%, compared to 9.14% with standard HWA training on a benchmark two-layer perceptron for the MNIST dataset. When combined with global drift compensation, the error is further reduced to 2.12%. These results demonstrate the effectiveness of our drift-aware regularization in enhancing the stability and accuracy of neural networks on AIMC hardware, offering a scalable, energy-efficient solution for inference in resource-constrained environments.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
TitelAICAS 2025 - 2025 7th IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Circuits and Systems, Proceedings
Herausgeber (Verlag)Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Seitenumfang5
ISBN (elektronisch)979-8-3315-2424-1
ISBN (Print)979-8-3315-2425-8
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2025
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Publikationsreihe

ReiheIEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Circuits and Systems (AICAS)
ISSN2834-9830

Konferenz

Titel7th IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Circuits and Systems
KurztitelIEEE AICAS 2025
Veranstaltungsnummer7
Dauer28 - 30 April 2025
Webseite
OrtUniversité de Bordeaux
StadtBordeaux
LandFrankreich

Externe IDs

ORCID /0000-0001-7436-0103/work/201620653
ORCID /0000-0002-2367-5567/work/201624527

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • Analog in-memory computing (AIMC), Artificial neural networks (ANN), Drift-aware regularization, Hardware-aware training (HWA), PCM