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ArticleNature communications2025

Lightweight error-tolerant edge detection using memristor-enabled stochastic computing.

Lekai Song, Pengyu Liu, Jingfang Pei, Yang Liu, Songwei Liu, Shengbo Wang, Leonard W T Ng, Tawfique Hasan, Kong-Pang Pun, Shuo Gao and 1 more

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Lekai SongDepartment of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Pengyu LiuDepartment of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-9910-5932
Jingfang PeiDepartment of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Yang LiuDepartment of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Songwei LiuDepartment of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Shengbo WangSchool of Instrumentation and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1212-138X
Leonard W T NgSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6062-7823
Tawfique HasanCambridge Graphene Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Kong-Pang PunDepartment of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Shuo GaoSchool of Instrumentation and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3096-4700
Guohua HuDepartment of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. ghhu@ee.cuhk.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9296-1236

Funding

Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) 4055227CUHK | Shun Hing Institute of Advanced Engineering (SHIAE) RNE-p3-21Ministry of Education - Singapore (MOE) AcRF Tier 1 (10658)Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology) National Key Research and Development Program of China (2023YFB3208003)Nanyang Technological University (NTU) 9069Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee (RGC, UGC) 24200521
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Abstract

The demand for efficient edge computer vision has spurred the development of stochastic computing for image processing. Memristors, by introducing their inherent switching stochasticity into computation, readily enable stochastic image processing. Here, we present a lightweight, error-tolerant edge detection approach based on memristor-enabled stochastic computing. By integrating memristors into compact logic circuits, we realise lightweight stochastic logics for stochastic number encoding and processing with well-regulated probabilities and correlations. This stochastic and probabilistic computational nature allows the stochastic logics to perform edge detection in edge visual scenarios characterised by high-level errors. As a demonstration, we implement a hardware edge detection operator using the stochastic logics, and prove its exceptional performance with 95% less energy consumption while withstanding 50% bit-flips. The results underscore the potential of our stochastic edge detection approach for developing efficient edge visual hardware for autonomous driving, virtual and augmented reality, medical imaging diagnosis, and beyond.

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