DIF-LUT Pro: An Automated Tool for Simple yet Scalable Approximation of Nonlinear Activation on FPGA
Published in IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (TCAD), 2025
DIF-LUT Pro enables simple and scalable approximation of nonlinear activation functions on FPGAs. This paper presents its automation flow and accuracy-resource tradeoffs validated on multiple benchmarks.
Recommended citation: Y. Liu, S. Li, R. Chen, Y. Li, J. Yu, K. Wang. "DIF-LUT Pro: An Automated Tool for Simple yet Scalable Approximation of Nonlinear Activation on FPGA." IEEE TCAD, 2025. DOI: 10.1109/TCAD.2025.3576333
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