Near-Memory Data Services

This column introduces seven invited position papers about the challenges and opportunities in near-data processing. 'Near-Memory Data Services' by Babak Falsafi, 'Automata Processing: The Memory Is the Processor!' by Mircea Stan, Kevin Skadron, 'Overcoming Challenges to Near-Data Processing' by Nuwan Jayasena, 'Near-Data Processing of Neural Networks' by Yunji Chen, Jinhua Tao, 'The Active Memory Cube' by Ravi Nair, Jaime Moreno, 'In-Situ Computing Through an Analog Dot-Product Engine' by Naveen Muralimanohar, 'Memory Processing Units' by Karthikeyan Sankaralingam, Cristian Estan.