Coding for Phase Change Memory Performance Optimization

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dc.contributor.advisorKoushanfar, Farinaz
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBaraniuk, Richard G.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberAazhang, Behnaam
dc.creatorMirhoseini, Azalia
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-06T04:31:06Z
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-06T04:31:07Z
dc.date.available2012-09-06T04:31:06Z
dc.date.available2012-09-06T04:31:07Z
dc.date.created2012-05
dc.date.issued2012-09-05
dc.date.submittedMay 2012
dc.date.updated2012-09-06T04:31:07Z
dc.description.abstractOver the past several decades, memory technologies have exploited continual scaling of CMOS to drastically improve performance and cost. Unfortunately, charge-based memories become unreliable beyond 20 nm feature sizes. A promising alternative is Phase-Change-Memory (PCM) which leverages scalable resistive thermal mechanisms. To realize PCM's potential, a number of challenges, including the limited wear-endurance and costly writes, need to be addressed. This thesis introduces novel methodologies for encoding data on PCM which exploit asymmetries in read/write performance to minimize memory's wear/energy consumption. First, we map the problem to a distance-based graph clustering problem and prove it is NP-hard. Next, we propose two different approaches: an optimal solution based on Integer-Linear-Programming, and an approximately-optimal solution based on Dynamic-Programming. Our methods target both single-level and multi-level cell PCM and provide further optimizations for stochastically-distributed data. We devise a low overhead hardware architecture for the encoder. Evaluations demonstrate significant performance gains of our framework.
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dc.identifier.citationMirhoseini, Azalia. "Coding for Phase Change Memory Performance Optimization." (2012) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/64682">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/64682</a>.
dc.identifier.slug123456789/ETD-2012-05-151
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/64682
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectPhase change memory
dc.subjectCoding
dc.subjectEnergy optimization
dc.titleCoding for Phase Change Memory Performance Optimization
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialText
thesis.degree.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineering
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineering
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science
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