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20192025
most citedRatatoskr: An open-source framework for in-depth power, performance and area analysis in 3D NoCs

8 citations · 9 across the 10 of their papers we have counts for

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10 papers

cs.LG2025

Rescaling-Aware Training for Efficient Deployment of Deep Learning Models on Full-Integer Hardware

Lion Mueller, Alberto Garcia-Ortiz, Ardalan Najafi +2

Integer AI inference significantly reduces computational complexity in embedded systems. Quantization-aware training (QAT) helps mitigate accuracy degradation associated with post-…

cs.AR2025

eIQ Neutron: Redefining Edge-AI Inference with Integrated NPU and Compiler Innovations

Lennart Bamberg, Filippo Minnella, Roberto Bosio +5

Neural Processing Units (NPUs) are key to enabling efficient AI inference in resource-constrained edge environments. While peak tera operations per second (TOPS) is often used to g…

cs.AR2025

VUSA: Virtually Upscaled Systolic Array Architecture to Exploit Unstructured Sparsity in AI Acceleration

Shereef Helal, Alberto Garcia-Ortiz, Lennart Bamberg

Leveraging high degrees of unstructured sparsity is a promising approach to enhance the efficiency of deep neural network DNN accelerators - particularly important for emerging Edg…

cs.LG2023

Exploiting Neural-Network Statistics for Low-Power DNN Inference

Lennart Bamberg, Ardalan Najafi, Alberto Garcia-Ortiz

Specialized compute blocks have been developed for efficient DNN execution. However, due to the vast amount of data and parameter movements, the interconnects and on-chip memories…

cs.AR2021★ 1 cited

Synapse Compression for Event-Based Convolutional-Neural-Network Accelerators

Lennart Bamberg, Arash Pourtaherian, Luc Waeijen +2

Manufacturing-viable neuromorphic chips require novel computer architectures to achieve the massively parallel and efficient information processing the brain supports so effortless…

cs.AR2020★ 8 cited

Ratatoskr: An open-source framework for in-depth power, performance and area analysis in 3D NoCs

Jan Moritz Joseph, Lennart Bamberg, Imad Hajjar +4

We introduce ratatoskr, an open-source framework for in-depth power, performance and area (PPA) analysis in NoCs for 3D-integrated and heterogeneous System-on-Chips (SoCs). It cove…

cs.AR2019

System-level optimization of Network-on-Chips for heterogeneous 3D System-on-Chips

Jan Moritz Joseph, Dominik Ermel, Lennart Bamberg +2

For a system-level design of Networks-on-Chip for 3D heterogeneous System-on-Chip (SoC), the locations of components, routers and vertical links are determined from an application…

cs.AR2019

NoCs in Heterogeneous 3D SoCs: Co-Design of Routing Strategies and Microarchitectures

Jan Moritz Joseph, Lennart Bamberg, Dominik Ermel +4

Heterogeneous 3D System-on-Chips (3D SoCs) are the most promising design paradigm to combine sensing and computing within a single chip. A special characteristic of communication n…

eess.SP2019

Simulation Environment for Link Energy Estimation in Networks-on-Chip with Virtual Channels

Jan Moritz Joseph, Lennart Bamberg, Imad Hajjar +3

Network-on-chip (NoC) is the most promising design paradigm for the interconnect architecture of a multiprocessor system-on-chip (MPSoC). On the downside, a NoC has a significant i…

eess.SP2019

Area Optimization with Non-linear Models in Core Mapping for System-on-Chips

Jan Moritz Joseph, Dominik Ermel, Tobias Drewes +3

Linear models are regularly used for mapping cores to tiles in a chip. System-on-Chip (SoC) design requires integration of functional units with varying sizes, but conventional mod…