DI-ORBIT
Open-Source Design Chain for RRAM-Based Computing
DI-ORBIT develops an open-source design chain for RRAM-based computing, which uses resistive memories as active computing elements. RRAM technologies offer promising possibilities for extremely low-power and non-volatile computing operations.
Objectives and Approach
The goal is to close gaps in integrating RRAM-based accelerator designs into modern computing systems. The project develops open-source tools that lower entry barriers for SMEs, addressing unwanted analog properties such as variations, drift, programming errors, aging, and voltage drops, while improving cooperation between RRAM-based accelerators and digital circuit components.
Innovations and Perspectives
Existing simulation and optimization tools inadequately capture complex interactions at the analog-digital interface, limiting RRAM market potential. Targeted reduction of design complexity at this interface can significantly boost the performance of RRAM-based accelerators. The approach automates AI task distribution across analog and digital components, improving energy efficiency and computational accuracy.
Project Coordinator
- Technische Universität Darmstadt
Project Partners
- Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg
- IHP GmbH – Leibniz-Institut für innovative Mikroelektronik, Frankfurt/Oder
- Technische Universität München
- Technische Universität Ilmenau
- mbeder GmbH, Siegen
This project is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) as part of the Design Initiative Microelectronics.
