DFSNet: Dividing-fuse deep neural networks with searching strategy for distributed DNN architecture

Hou, Wenxuan; Liu, Longjun; Zhang, Haonan; Sun, Hongbin; Zheng, Nanning

doi:10.1016/j.neucom.2021.08.144

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“…• Dividing By Channel (DCha). It is a type of state-of-theart methods [50] that divide channels into groups to reduce memory consumption. For a fair comparison, all the divided channels are executed on the same device.…”

Section: Overall Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

DNN‐aided read‐voltage threshold optimization for MLC flash memory with finite block length

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The error‐correcting performance of multi‐level‐cell (MLC) NAND flash memory is closely related to the block length of error‐correcting codes (ECCs) and log‐likelihood‐ratios of the read‐voltage thresholds. Driven by this issue, this paper optimizes the read‐voltage thresholds for MLC flash memory to improve the decoding performance of ECCs with finite block length. First, through the analysis of channel coding rate and decoding error probability under finite block length, the optimization problem of read‐voltage thresholds to minimize the maximum decoding error probability is formulated. Second, a cross‐iterative search algorithm to optimize read‐voltage thresholds under the perfect knowledge of flash memory channel is developed. However, it is challenging to analytically characterize the voltage distribution under the effect of data retention noise. To address this problem, a deep neural network (DNN)‐aided optimization strategy to optimize the read‐voltage thresholds is developed, where a multi‐layer perception network is employed to learn the relationship between voltage distribution and read‐voltage thresholds. Simulation results show that, compared with the existing schemes, the proposed DNN‐aided read‐voltage threshold optimization strategy with a well‐designed Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) code can not only improve the program‐and‐erase endurance but also reduce the read latency.

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Section: Overall Performancementioning

confidence: 99%