arXiv:2606.19964cs.LGcs.AR2026-06中稿 · IEEE ISVLSI Confer…

为边缘计算设计可编程低功耗指令集,提升图灵机推理效率

Low-Energy Reduced RISC-V Instruction Subset Processor for Tsetlin Machine Inference at the Edge

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  • 基于RISC-V裁剪指令集,专为图灵机推理优化
  • 相比二值化神经网络,精度更高且执行速度提升98%
  • 能效降低29.7倍,适合资源受限的边缘部署

图灵机(Tsetlin Machine, TM)是一种基于逻辑的机器学习方法,依赖简单的位运算和有限状态自动机,适合边缘AI部署。现有工作多采用协处理器或加速器设计,但通常依赖紧密耦合接口、微码编程和外部主机处理器,限制了灵活性与易编程性。本文提出一种面向图灵机推理的专用RISC-V微处理器架构与设计流程。利用RISC-V模块化特性,设计了一个精简指令子集处理器,在保持可编程性的同时,提升性能并降低能耗。通过指令分析指导指令缩减,并针对性简化数据通路与控制通路。在多个数据集上对比基线的二值化神经网络(BNN),结果表明:TM在准确率上达到或超过BNN(如在CIFAR-2上达88.18%,而BNN仅60.0%),执行时间减少高达98%;所提设计平均能耗降低29.7倍,验证了其在可编程与高效边缘AI系统中的有效性。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Tsetlin Machine (TM) is a logic-based machine learning approach that relies on simple bitwise operations and finite-state automata, which makes it attractive for edge AI deployments. Recent work has focused on co-processor and accelerator designs based on Tsetlin Machines (TMs). Although these designs achieve high performance, they typically depend on tightly coupled interfaces, microcode-style programming, and external host processors, limiting flexibility and ease of programming. In this work, we present a domain-specific RISC-V microprocessor architecture and design flow tailored for TM inference. Leveraging the modular structure of RISC-V, we design a reduced instruction subset processor that retains programmability while targeting improved performance and lower energy consumption for TM workloads. Instruction profiling is employed to guide instruction reduction, followed by datapath and control path simplifications tailored to TM inference. Both the baseline RV32IM core and the proposed reduced core are evaluated across multiple datasets and compared with Binarized Neural Networks (BNNs), which serve as a hardware-efficient baseline due to their reliance on bitwise operations during inference. Results show that TM achieves comparable or higher accuracy (e.g., up to 88.18% on CIFAR-2 compared to 60.0% for BNN) while reducing execution time by up to 98% across multiple datasets. Furthermore, the proposed design achieves an average $29.7\times$ reduction in energy consumption, demonstrating its effectiveness for programmable and efficient edge AI systems.

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