Memory device for matrix-vector multiplications

A method for performing a matrix multiplication of a matrix with a vector, the method comprising:

• applying, by a signal generator, programming signals to a plurality of memory elements;
• controlling a first signal parameter of the programming signals in dependence on matrix elements of the matrix;
• controlling a second signal parameter of the programming signals in dependence on vector elements of the vector;
• and
• reading out, by a readout circuit, memory values of the memory elements, the memory values representing result values of vector elements of a product vector of the multiplication;
• the method further comprising:
• performing multiple runs for the multiplication;
• and
• performing an averaging of result values of the multiple runs.

A design structure tangibly embodied in a non-transitory machine readable medium for designing, manufacturing, or testing an integrated circuit, the design structure comprising:

• a device for performing a multiplication of a matrix with a vector comprising a plurality of memory elements;
• a signal generator configured to
• apply programming signals to the memory elements;
• control a first signal parameter of the programming signals in dependence on matrix elements of the matrix;
• and
• control a second signal parameter of the programming signals in dependence on vector elements of the vector;
• and
• a readout circuit configured to read out memory values of the memory elements, the memory values representing result values of vector elements of a product vector of the multiplication,
• wherein the device is configured to perform multiple runs for the multiplication and to perform an averaging of result values of the multiple runs.