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Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 23, 2021
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Chia-Fu Lee, Hsinchu City, TW;

PO-Hao Lee, Hsinchu City, TW;

Yi-Chun Shih, Taipei, TW;

Yu-Der Chih, Hsin-Chu City, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/544 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/5443 (2013.01);
Abstract

A multiply-accumulate (MAC) device for compute-in-memory (CIM) includes an input driver configured to provide a plurality of input signals including a first input signal and a second input signal. A lookup table (LUT) stores or accesses a plurality of CIM weight signals including a first CIM weight signal and a second CIM weight signal. The LUT is configured to receive the first input signal and the second input signal and provide a sum output based on the first and second input signals and the first and second CIM weight signals.


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