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Efficient AI with MRAM

In-memory computing chips based on magnetoresistive random-access memory devices can provide energy-efficient hardware for machine learning tasks.

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Fig. 1: In-memory computing based on resistive memories.

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Shao, Q., Wang, Z. & Yang, J.J. Efficient AI with MRAM. Nat Electron 5, 67–68 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-022-00725-x

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