Approximation methods; Graphics processing units; Approximate computing; Context modeling; Random access memory; DRAM chips
Issue Date
2015-11
Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
Citation
IEEE DESIGN & TEST
Abstract
GPUs require large register files for fast context switching. This paper presents a high-density and energy-efficient approximate register file architecture based on embedded DRAM with lowered refresh rate to the low-order bits of register entries.