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 languageEnglish
Title of host publication2026 IEEE International Symposium on High Performance Computer Architecture (HPCA)
PublisherIEEE Canada
Pages1-15
Number of pages15
ISBN (electronic)979-8-3315-9302-5
ISBN (print)979-8-3315-9303-2
Publication statusPublished - 4 Feb 2026
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesIEEE Symposium on High-Performance Computer Architecture
ISSN1530-0897

Conference

Title32nd IEEE International Symposium on High Performance Computer Architecture
Abbreviated titleHPCA 2026
Conference number32
Descriptionco-located with PPoPP/CGO/CC 2026
Duration31 January - 4 February 2026
Website
LocationInternational Convention Centre Sydney
CitySydney
CountryAustralia

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-5007-445X/work/211719787
ORCID /0000-0001-9295-3519/work/211722502
Scopus 105035384596

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