guest ::
| Home > Publications database > A Neuromorphic Compute Node Architecture for Reproducible Hyper-Real-Time Simulations of Spiking Neural Networks |
| Home > Publications database > A Neuromorphic Compute Node Architecture for Reproducible Hyper-Real-Time Simulations of Spiking Neural Networks |
| Conference Presentation (After Call) | FZJ-2022-02936 |
;
2022
Please use a persistent id in citations: http://hdl.handle.net/2128/32688
Abstract: Despite the great strides neuroscience has made in recent decades, the underlying principles of brain function remain largely unknown. Advancing the field strongly depends on the ability to study large-scale neural networks and perform complex simulations. In this context, simulations in hyper-real-time are of high interest, but even the fastest supercomputer available today is not able to meet the challenge of accurate and reproducible simulation with hyper-real acceleration. The development of novel neuromorphic computer architectures holds out promise. Advances in System-on-Chip (SoC) device technology and tools are now providing interesting new design possibilities for application-specific implementations. We propose a novel hybrid software-hardware architecture approach for a neuromorphic compute node intended to work in a multi-node cluster configuration. The node design builds on the Xilinx Zynq-7000 SoC device architecture that combines a powerful programmable logic gate array (FPGA) and a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor extension on a single chip. Although high acceleration can be achieved at low workloads, the development also reveals current technological limitations that also apply to CPU implementations of neural network simulation tools.
|
The record appears in these collections: |
PDF
Fulltext by OpenAccess repository