Memory Technologies and Memory-Centric AI Computing

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The first half of this course will cover semiconductor memory technologies including SRAM, DRAM/eDRAM, and embedded non-volatile memories (RRAM, ferroelectric RAM, etc.). The lectures will encompass bitcell designs, array architecture, peripheral circuits, scaling trend, and target applications. The second half of this course will teach memory-centric AI computing, including SRAM/eDRAM/eNVM-based compute-in-memory designs and DRAM-based processing-in-memory designs for AI workloads, which have been demonstrated in both academia and industry in recent years.