Massive MIMO Signal Detection using SRAM-based In-Memory Computing

Mihir Kavishwar, Naresh Shanbhag

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Abstract

This paper explores the use of static random access memory (SRAM)-based in-memory computing (IMC) architectures as signal detectors in massive multi-input multi-output (MIMO) wireless receivers. SRAM-based IMCs have demonstrated significant benefits in terms of energy efficiency and compute density over digital accelerators for deep learning workloads. However, their limited compute accuracy has hindered their application in other domains. Employing system-level models of the wireless channel and behavioral models of an SRAM-based IMC in 28nm CMOS process, we show that a symbol error rate (SER) < 10-4 can be achieved for SNR ≥ 19dB when implementing zero forcing (ZF) or linear minimum mean square error (LMMSE) detectors on a SRAM-based IMC for a 128×16 MIMO uplink.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationISCAS 2024 - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9798350330991
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Event2024 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2024 - Singapore, Singapore
Duration: May 19 2024May 22 2024

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
ISSN (Print)0271-4310

Conference

Conference2024 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2024
Country/TerritorySingapore
CitySingapore
Period5/19/245/22/24

Keywords

  • hardware accelerator
  • in-memory computing
  • massive MIMO
  • minimum mean square error
  • zero forcing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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