SESSION 12 Innovations from Outside the (ISSCC's) Box.pdf

1、ISSCC 2025SESSION 12Innovations from Outside the(ISSCCs)BoxCircuits that Solve Optimization Problems by Exploiting Physics InequalitiesIEEE 2025 International Solid-State Circuits ConferenceInnovations from Outside the Box,Session 12San Francisco,8AM Tuesday,Feb.18,2025https:/doi.org/10.1073/pnas.20

2、15192117Eli Yablonovitch,Qixin Feng,Sri Vadlamani,&Patrick Xiao UC BerkeleyElectrical Engineering,Computer Science,&Physics Depts.2025 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference 12.1:Circuits that Solve Optimization Problems by Exploiting Physics Inequalities 1 of 22Are equivalent to these I

3、n-Equalities principles in Physics:1.Onsagers Principle:Least entropy generation/least power dissipation2.2ndLaw of Thermodynamics(lowest Free Energy)3.The Adiabatic method/Quantum annealing 4.The Variational principle5.Principle of Least action/Least time6.First-to-gain-threshold optimization?F?maF

4、?ma?Each inequality can be used for optimization!Equalities in Physics:2025 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference 12.1:Circuits that Solve Optimization Problems by Exploiting Physics Inequalities 2 of 22Computer VisionDeep Learning;Back-Propagation?co-optimize millions of matrix element

5、s 2025 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference 12.1:Circuits that Solve Optimization Problems by Exploiting Physics Inequalities 3 of 221.Onsagers Principle:Least entropy generation/least power dissipation2.2ndLaw of Thermodynamics(lowest Free Energy)3.The Adiabatic method/Quantum anneali

6、ng 4.The Variational principle5.Principle of Least action/Least time6.First-to-gain-threshold optimizationPhysical Laws can be expressed as equalities,but also as inequalities:The inequalities will perform optimization for free!Which of these is best for doing optimization?2025 IEEE International So