Instruct: Identify the main and secondary category of Arxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: Bridging the Gap Between Neural Networks and Neuromorphic Hardware with
  A Neural Network Compiler   Different from developing neural networks (NNs) for general-purpose
processors, the development for NN chips usually faces with some
hardware-specific restrictions, such as limited precision of network signals
and parameters, constrained computation scale, and limited types of non-linear
functions.
  This paper proposes a general methodology to address the challenges. We
decouple the NN applications from the target hardware by introducing a compiler
that can transform an existing trained, unrestricted NN into an equivalent
network that meets the given hardware's constraints. We propose multiple
techniques to make the transformation adaptable to different kinds of NN chips,
and reliable for restrict hardware constraints.
  We have built such a software tool that supports both spiking neural networks
(SNNs) and traditional artificial neural networks (ANNs). We have demonstrated
its effectiveness with a fabricated neuromorphic chip and a
processing-in-memory (PIM) design. Tests show that the inference error caused
by this solution is insignificant and the transformation time is much shorter
than the retraining time. Also, we have studied the parameter-sensitivity
evaluations to explore the tradeoffs between network error and resource
utilization for different transformation strategies, which could provide
insights for co-design optimization of neuromorphic hardware and software.

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The categories of this paper are: hep-ex
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The categories of this paper are: nucl-ex
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The categories of this paper are: hep-lat
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The categories of this paper are: bayes-an
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The categories of this paper are: funct-an
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The categories of this paper are: astro-ph
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The categories of this paper are: hep-th
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The categories of this paper are: math-ph
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The categories of this paper are: chem-ph
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The categories of this paper are: chao-dyn
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The categories of this paper are: atom-ph
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The categories of this paper are: comp-gas
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The categories of this paper are: gr-qc
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The categories of this paper are: nlin
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The categories of this paper are: q-fin
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The categories of this paper are: eess