Configuration synthesis for programmable analog devices with Arco

Abstract

Programmable analog devices have emerged as a powerful computing substrate for performing complex neuromorphic and cytomorphic computations. We present Arco, a new solver that, given a dynamical system specification in the form of a set of differential equations, generates physically realizable configurations for programmable analog devices that are algebraically equivalent to the specified system. On a set of benchmarks from the biological domain, Arco generates configurations with 35 to 534 connections and 28 to 326 components in 1 to 54 minutes.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jun 02, 2016
Source ID
10.1145/2980983.2908116

Entities

People

  • Martin C. Rinard
  • Rahul Sarpeshkar
  • Sara Achour

Organizations

  • Dartmouth College
  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • National Science Foundation

Tags

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.