Live Demonstration: A VLSI Implementation of Time-Domain Analog Weighted-Sum Calculation Model for Intelligent Processing on Robots

Abstract

This live demonstration presents a VLSI chip based on “Time-domain Analog Computing with Transient states (TACT)” approach for intelligent processing on robots. This TACT chip, fabricated using 250-nm CMOS technology, implements a time-domain analog weighted-sum calculation model with very high energy efficiency. We integrate the TACT chip into a robot via Robot Operating System (ROS) interfaces. A human tracking robot demonstration is performed by the TACT chip with energy efficiency of 300 TOPS/W.