DOIM50: A 50-Spin Fully Connected Oscillator Ising Machine IC for MU-MIMO detection

Venkata Pavan Sumanth Sikhakollu, Shreesha Sreedhara, Thomas Jagielski, Gagan Deep Goru, Jui-Hsin Hung, Rajit Manohar, and Jaijeet Roychowdhury

Networks of coupled nonlinear oscillators have garnered significant attention for their ability to perform computation through synchronization and phase dynamics. In particular, Oscillator Ising Machines (OIMs) utilize coupled nonlinear oscillators to solve combinatorial optimization problems by exploiting their intrinsic nonlinear dynamics. This paper presents a custom-fabricated integrated circuit (IC) implementing a 50-spin OIM, demonstrating its ability to solve real-world optimization problems. While prior research has largely focused on simulated OIMs, our fabricated IC provides experimental validation of oscillator-based computation for multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) detection.
 
  
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