XNOR-popcount, an alternative solution to the accumulation multiplication method for approximate computations, to improve latency and power efficiency

Convolutional operations on neural networks are computationally intensive tasks that require significant processing time due to their reliance on calculations from multiplication circuits. This study implements and evaluates the performance of the XNOR-popcount design at the transistor-level on the Cadence circuit design software using 90nm CMOS technology.