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Binarized neural network neuron

Single-bit weight + single-bit activation neuron primitive for ultra-low-power BNN inference. Designed for sky130; composable into BNN-MAC arrays.

Process targets

  • · sky130

License

Apache-2.0

Origin: internal · open-source

Faux-moat bypassed

BNN literature (Courbariaux et al.) gives the math but no hardened sky130 primitive. Customers either rebuild from gates or pay commercial AI-accelerator IP.

Value to customer

Drop-in BNN neuron for sky130. Compose into XNOR-popcount arrays for inference-at-the-edge designs. Pairs with the Joule M5 base SoC as the accelerator block.

Periodic Stack primitives

bnn-neuronxnor-popcount
last curated: 2026-06-05 status: catalog-ready