{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4401568395","doi":"https://doi.org/10.23919/date58400.2024.10546541","title":"Value-Driven Mixed-Precision Quantization for Patch-Based Inference on Microcontrollers","display_name":"Value-Driven Mixed-Precision Quantization for Patch-Based Inference on Microcontrollers","publication_year":2024,"publication_date":"2024-03-25","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4401568395","doi":"https://doi.org/10.23919/date58400.2024.10546541"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.23919/date58400.2024.10546541","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.23919/date58400.2024.10546541","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2024 Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"conference-paper","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5046355512","display_name":"Wei Tao","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8273-6649"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210138186","display_name":"Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics","ror":"https://ror.org/03c9ncn37","country_code":"CN","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210138186"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I47720641","display_name":"Huazhong University of Science and Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/00p991c53","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I47720641"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Wei Tao","raw_affiliation_strings":["Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics,Wuhan,China"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics,Wuhan,China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210138186","https://openalex.org/I47720641"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5101353824","display_name":"Shenglin He","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210138186","display_name":"Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics","ror":"https://ror.org/03c9ncn37","country_code":"CN","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210138186"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I47720641","display_name":"Huazhong University of Science and Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/00p991c53","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I47720641"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Shenglin He","raw_affiliation_strings":["Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics,Wuhan,China"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics,Wuhan,China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210138186","https://openalex.org/I47720641"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5100625354","display_name":"Kai L\u00fc","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6378-7002"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210138186","display_name":"Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics","ror":"https://ror.org/03c9ncn37","country_code":"CN","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210138186"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I47720641","display_name":"Huazhong University of Science and Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/00p991c53","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I47720641"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Kai Lu","raw_affiliation_strings":["Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics,Wuhan,China"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics,Wuhan,China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210138186","https://openalex.org/I47720641"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5101586244","display_name":"Xiaoyang Qu","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8353-4064"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210152380","display_name":"Shenzhen Technology University","ror":"https://ror.org/04qzpec27","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210152380"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4401726822","display_name":"Ping An (China)","ror":"https://ror.org/004yv2z91","country_code":null,"type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4401726822"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Xiaoyang Qu","raw_affiliation_strings":["Ping An Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.,Shenzhen,China"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Ping An Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.,Shenzhen,China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210152380","https://openalex.org/I4401726822"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5009868061","display_name":"Guokuan Li","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7998-5520"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210138186","display_name":"Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics","ror":"https://ror.org/03c9ncn37","country_code":"CN","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210138186"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I47720641","display_name":"Huazhong University of Science and Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/00p991c53","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I47720641"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Guokuan Li","raw_affiliation_strings":["Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics,Wuhan,China"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics,Wuhan,China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210138186","https://openalex.org/I47720641"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5044866795","display_name":"Jiguang Wan","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3440-4460"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210138186","display_name":"Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics","ror":"https://ror.org/03c9ncn37","country_code":"CN","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210138186"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I47720641","display_name":"Huazhong University of Science and Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/00p991c53","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I47720641"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jiguang Wan","raw_affiliation_strings":["Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics,Wuhan,China"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics,Wuhan,China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210138186","https://openalex.org/I47720641"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5074472751","display_name":"Jianzong Wang","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9237-4231"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210152380","display_name":"Shenzhen Technology University","ror":"https://ror.org/04qzpec27","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210152380"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4401726822","display_name":"Ping An (China)","ror":"https://ror.org/004yv2z91","country_code":null,"type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4401726822"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jianzong Wang","raw_affiliation_strings":["Ping An Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.,Shenzhen,China"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Ping An Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.,Shenzhen,China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210152380","https://openalex.org/I4401726822"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5016038454","display_name":"Jing Xiao","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9615-4749"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210152380","display_name":"Shenzhen Technology University","ror":"https://ror.org/04qzpec27","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210152380"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4401726822","display_name":"Ping An (China)","ror":"https://ror.org/004yv2z91","country_code":null,"type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4401726822"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jing Xiao","raw_affiliation_strings":["Ping An Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.,Shenzhen,China"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Ping An Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.,Shenzhen,China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210152380","https://openalex.org/I4401726822"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":4,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":null,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":2,"citation_normalized_percentile":null,"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"1","last_page":"6"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13114","display_name":"Image Processing Techniques and Applications","score":0.9097999930381775,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2214","display_name":"Media Technology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13114","display_name":"Image Processing Techniques and Applications","score":0.9097999930381775,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2214","display_name":"Media Technology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12564","display_name":"Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems","score":0.9064000248908997,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10320","display_name":"Neural Networks and Applications","score":0.9046000242233276,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1702","display_name":"Artificial Intelligence"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/microcontroller","display_name":"Microcontroller","score":0.806376576423645},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/quantization","display_name":"Quantization (signal processing)","score":0.7663735747337341},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/inference","display_name":"Inference","score":0.6808179020881653},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.5665895938873291},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/value","display_name":"Value (mathematics)","score":0.46708106994628906},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/artificial-intelligence","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","score":0.3011753559112549},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/algorithm","display_name":"Algorithm","score":0.284109890460968},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/embedded-system","display_name":"Embedded system","score":0.2757444679737091},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/machine-learning","display_name":"Machine learning","score":0.1975060999393463}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C173018170","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q165678","display_name":"Microcontroller","level":2,"score":0.806376576423645},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C28855332","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q198099","display_name":"Quantization (signal processing)","level":2,"score":0.7663735747337341},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776214188","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q408386","display_name":"Inference","level":2,"score":0.6808179020881653},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.5665895938873291},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776291640","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2912517","display_name":"Value (mathematics)","level":2,"score":0.46708106994628906},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.3011753559112549},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C11413529","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8366","display_name":"Algorithm","level":1,"score":0.284109890460968},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C149635348","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193040","display_name":"Embedded system","level":1,"score":0.2757444679737091},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C119857082","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2539","display_name":"Machine learning","level":1,"score":0.1975060999393463}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.23919/date58400.2024.10546541","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.23919/date58400.2024.10546541","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2024 Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/G4076203216","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"62072196","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320320885","funder_display_name":"European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics"}],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320320885","display_name":"European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics","ror":"https://ror.org/055zrhj18"}],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":22,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W2031489346","https://openalex.org/W2108598243","https://openalex.org/W2784372305","https://openalex.org/W2786771851","https://openalex.org/W2896778017","https://openalex.org/W2963163009","https://openalex.org/W2982479999","https://openalex.org/W3007848042","https://openalex.org/W3013186616","https://openalex.org/W3157503981","https://openalex.org/W3184812671","https://openalex.org/W3208606552","https://openalex.org/W4212774754","https://openalex.org/W4280575426","https://openalex.org/W4288095610","https://openalex.org/W4308083739","https://openalex.org/W4313413561","https://openalex.org/W6713134421","https://openalex.org/W6762754082","https://openalex.org/W6769561780","https://openalex.org/W6774709803","https://openalex.org/W6786271619"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W4316095964","https://openalex.org/W2383001583","https://openalex.org/W2771395446","https://openalex.org/W2131084560","https://openalex.org/W3112038843","https://openalex.org/W3209836052","https://openalex.org/W2088310429","https://openalex.org/W2161641032","https://openalex.org/W2496340490","https://openalex.org/W3096135418"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Deploying":[0],"neural":[1],"networks":[2],"on":[3,113,132,151,214,226],"microcontroller":[4],"units":[5],"(MCUs)":[6],"presents":[7],"substantial":[8,46],"challenges":[9,65],"due":[10],"to":[11,27,44,54,90,101,128,160,188,198,206,234],"their":[12,156],"constrained":[13],"computation":[14,41,177,223],"and":[15,69,178,180],"memory":[16,29],"resources.":[17],"Previous":[18],"researches":[19],"have":[20],"explored":[21],"patch-based":[22,82,237],"inference":[23,83,238],"as":[24,184],"a":[25,45,70,80,167],"strategy":[26],"conserve":[28],"without":[30,142],"sacrificing":[31],"model":[32,104,231],"accuracy.":[33,105],"However,":[34],"this":[35,56,75],"technique":[36],"suffers":[37],"from":[38],"severe":[39],"redundant":[40,92],"overhead,":[42],"leading":[43],"increase":[47],"in":[48],"execution":[49],"latency.":[50],"A":[51],"feasible":[52],"solution":[53],"address":[55],"issue":[57],"is":[58],"mixed-precision":[59,88],"quantization,":[60],"but":[61],"it":[62,181],"faces":[63],"the":[64,103,129,133,152,200,209,235],"of":[66,155,202],"accuracy":[67,186,232],"degradation":[68],"time-consuming":[71],"search":[72,149,162,170,210],"time.":[73,163],"In":[74,138],"paper,":[76],"we":[77,124,145],"propose":[78],"QuantMCU,":[79],"novel":[81,168],"method":[84],"that":[85,136,172,219],"utilizes":[86],"value-driven":[87,97,147],"quantization":[89,127,148,169],"reduce":[91,161,222],"computation.":[93],"We":[94],"first":[95],"utilize":[96,146],"patch":[98],"classification":[99],"(VDPC)":[100],"maintain":[102],"VDPC":[106],"classifies":[107],"patches":[108,120,141],"into":[109,174],"two":[110],"classes":[111],"based":[112],"whether":[114],"they":[115],"contain":[116],"outlier":[117,122,143],"values.":[118],"For":[119],"containing":[121],"values,":[123,144],"apply":[125],"8-bit":[126],"feature":[130,153,204],"maps":[131,154],"dataflow":[134,158],"branches":[135,159],"follow.":[137],"addition,":[139],"for":[140],"(VDQS)":[150],"following":[157],"Specifically,":[164],"VDQS":[165,192],"introduces":[166],"metric":[171],"takes":[173],"account":[175],"both":[176],"accuracy,":[179],"employs":[182],"entropy":[183],"an":[185,195],"representation":[187],"avoid":[189],"additional":[190],"training.":[191],"also":[193],"adopts":[194],"iterative":[196],"approach":[197],"determine":[199],"bitwidth":[201],"each":[203],"map":[205],"further":[207],"accelerate":[208],"process.":[211],"Experimental":[212],"results":[213],"real-world":[215],"MCU":[216],"devices":[217],"show":[218],"QuantMCU":[220],"can":[221],"by":[224],"2.2x":[225],"average":[227],"while":[228],"maintaining":[229],"comparable":[230],"compared":[233],"state-of-the-art":[236],"methods.":[239]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":2}],"updated_date":"2026-07-14T23:27:15.235271","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}