Analysis and reduction of mismatch in silicon neurons
In this paper, we describe a methodical approach for reducing errors due to mismatch in neuron circuits. We chose the neuron's current-frequency (f-i) curve as the desired output and use a sensitivity analysis to determine which transistors contribute most significantly to its variation. This a...
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| description | In this paper, we describe a methodical approach for reducing errors due to mismatch in neuron circuits. We chose the neuron's current-frequency (f-i) curve as the desired output and use a sensitivity analysis to determine which transistors contribute most significantly to its variation. This allows us to identify the most critical transistors that need to be matched. For the special case in which floating-gate (FG) transistors are used to reduce this mismatch, we propose a method to further reduce the number of FG devices to be used in the circuit resulting in a corresponding reduction in “calibration” time. In addition to reducing mismatch between neurons, the usage of FG devices allows the user to independently set the parameters of each neuron. Since the calibration is based on f-i curve, it can be obtained through address-event representation (AER) circuits that are included in the neuron array for normal functionality. We use one example of commonly used integrate and fire neuron to illustrate this mismatch correction procedure. The method presented allows the corrected neurons to compute both rate codes and spike time codes in a mismatch resilient fashion |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1007952020-03-07T13:24:50Z Analysis and reduction of mismatch in silicon neurons Shuo, Sun Basu, Arindam School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS) (2011 : San Diego, California, US) DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering In this paper, we describe a methodical approach for reducing errors due to mismatch in neuron circuits. We chose the neuron's current-frequency (f-i) curve as the desired output and use a sensitivity analysis to determine which transistors contribute most significantly to its variation. This allows us to identify the most critical transistors that need to be matched. For the special case in which floating-gate (FG) transistors are used to reduce this mismatch, we propose a method to further reduce the number of FG devices to be used in the circuit resulting in a corresponding reduction in “calibration” time. In addition to reducing mismatch between neurons, the usage of FG devices allows the user to independently set the parameters of each neuron. Since the calibration is based on f-i curve, it can be obtained through address-event representation (AER) circuits that are included in the neuron array for normal functionality. We use one example of commonly used integrate and fire neuron to illustrate this mismatch correction procedure. The method presented allows the corrected neurons to compute both rate codes and spike time codes in a mismatch resilient fashion Accepted version 2013-12-09T01:35:57Z 2019-12-06T20:28:25Z 2013-12-09T01:35:57Z 2019-12-06T20:28:25Z 2011 2011 Conference Paper Shuo, S.,& Basu, A. (2011). Analysis and reduction of mismatch in silicon neurons. IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS) 2011. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/100795 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18170 10.1109/BioCAS.2011.6107776 en © 2011 IEEE This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS) 2011, IEEE. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document. The published version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/BioCAS.2011.6107776 . 4 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering Shuo, Sun Basu, Arindam Analysis and reduction of mismatch in silicon neurons |
| title | Analysis and reduction of mismatch in silicon neurons |
| title_full | Analysis and reduction of mismatch in silicon neurons |
| title_fullStr | Analysis and reduction of mismatch in silicon neurons |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis and reduction of mismatch in silicon neurons |
| title_short | Analysis and reduction of mismatch in silicon neurons |
| title_sort | analysis and reduction of mismatch in silicon neurons |
| topic | DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering |
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