Count2Multiply: Reliable In-Memory High-Radix Counting
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Abstract
Computing-in-memory (CIM) has been demonstrated across various memory technologies, from memristive crossbars for analog dot-products to large-scale digital bitwise operations in commodity DRAM and other non-volatile memory technologies. However, current CIM solutions face challenges related to latency and reliability. CIM fidelity lags considerably behind standard memory access fidelity. Furthermore, bulkbitwise CIM, though highly parallel, requires long latency for multiplication and addition due to bit-serial execution. This paper presents Count2Multiply, a digital CIM framework that performs multiplication, addition, and other operations using high-radix, massively parallel counting enabled by bulk-bitwise inmemory operations. Designed to meet fault tolerance requirements, Count2Multiply integrates traditional row-wise error correction codes, such as Hamming and BCH, to address the high error rates in existing CIM designs. We demonstrate Count2Multiply in commodity DRAMs, achieving on average 1.5× speedup, 4.6× higher energy efficiency (GOPS/Watt), and 4.4× better area efficiency (GOPS/mm2) over NVIDIA A100; and 9.7×, 8.1×, and 12.9× improvements, respectively, over SIMDRAM.
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2026 IEEE International Symposium on High Performance Computer Architecture (HPCA) |
| Publisher | IEEE Canada |
| Pages | 1-15 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 979-8-3315-9302-5 |
| ISBN (print) | 979-8-3315-9303-2 |
| Publication status | Published - 4 Feb 2026 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Publication series
| Series | IEEE Symposium on High-Performance Computer Architecture |
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| ISSN | 1530-0897 |
Conference
| Title | 32nd IEEE International Symposium on High Performance Computer Architecture |
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| Abbreviated title | HPCA 2026 |
| Conference number | 32 |
| Description | co-located with PPoPP/CGO/CC 2026 |
| Duration | 31 January - 4 February 2026 |
| Website | |
| Location | International Convention Centre Sydney |
| City | Sydney |
| Country | Australia |
External IDs
| ORCID | /0000-0002-5007-445X/work/211719787 |
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| ORCID | /0000-0001-9295-3519/work/211722502 |
| Scopus | 105035384596 |