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Approximate Computing Architectures
approximate computing, cross-layer approximation, energy-efficient design
Approximate computing is an emerging computing paradigm for improving the
efficiency of error-tolerant applications. It allows designers to trade
a negligible amount of accuracy for significant efficiency gains. This chapter
provides an overview of approximate computing and how it can be exploited to
offer improved efficiency while satisfying the user-defined accuracy/quality
constraints. First, an overview of techniques for approximating arithmetic
hardware modules is presented. Then, methodologies for efficient design space
exploration of approximate modules and for building approximate accelerators are
covered. Apart from hardware-level approximations, the chapter also discusses
different software-level approximations and how they can be integrated with
hardware approximations in a cross-layer design flow for building efficient
systems.
@inbook{BUT175818,
author="HANIF, M. and MRÁZEK, V. and SHAFIQUE, M.",
title="Approximate Computing Architectures",
booktitle="Handbook of Computer Architecture",
year="2022",
publisher="Springer Nature Singapore",
address="Singapore",
series="Handbook of Computer Architecture",
pages="1--41",
doi="10.1007/978-981-15-6401-7\{_}27-1",
isbn="978-981-1564-01-7",
url="https://www.fit.vut.cz/research/publication/12568/"
}