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Main Authors: Erhardt, Jack, Li, Ziang, Pinkham, Reid, Berkovich, Andrew, Zhang, Zhengya
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.09528
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  • Machine learning algorithms have enabled high quality stereo depth estimation to run on Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) devices. However, high energy consumption across the full image processing stack prevents stereo depth algorithms from running effectively on battery-limited devices. This paper introduces SteROI-D, a full stereo depth system paired with a mapping methodology. SteROI-D exploits Region-of-Interest (ROI) and temporal sparsity at the system level to save energy. SteROI-D's flexible and heterogeneous compute fabric supports diverse ROIs. Importantly, we introduce a systematic mapping methodology to effectively handle dynamic ROIs, thereby maximizing energy savings. Using these techniques, our 28nm prototype SteROI-D design achieves up to 4.35x reduction in total system energy compared to a baseline ASIC.