Use of transistors as analog synapses
When the need for cost saving cognitive computing keeps increasing, the conventional von Neumann architecture approaches its limitations. Neuromorphic computing architecture is inspired by the brain and has been widely explored during the past three decades due to its energy efficiency and massiv...
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| author | Tan, Daryl Chin Shih |
| author2 | Ang Diing Shenp |
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| description | When the need for cost saving cognitive computing keeps increasing, the conventional von
Neumann architecture approaches its limitations. Neuromorphic computing architecture is
inspired by the brain and has been widely explored during the past three decades due to its
energy efficiency and massive connectivity. A critical component of the brain-inspired
architecture is the synapse, which transmit electrical signals between neurons. Many
devices such as memristors and phase-change memory have been researched as possible
candidates for analog synapses. In this report, a CMOS-only and manufacturing-ready
device- the transistor, is researched.
This paper presents a study of the transistor on how the analog characteristics of the
transistor can be used for neuromorphic applications by showing how the transistor can be
used to simulate an analog synapse. Next, an algorithm for unsupervised learning, the
Winner-Takes-All (WTA) clustering, are researched using the transistors as analog
synapses. A software simulation of the neuromorphic computer built using transistors as
analog synapses will test on the feasibility of hardware implementation. System
performance will be evaluated using experimentally obtain transistor characteristics. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1502472023-07-07T18:19:01Z Use of transistors as analog synapses Tan, Daryl Chin Shih Ang Diing Shenp School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering EDSAng@ntu.edu.sg Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering When the need for cost saving cognitive computing keeps increasing, the conventional von Neumann architecture approaches its limitations. Neuromorphic computing architecture is inspired by the brain and has been widely explored during the past three decades due to its energy efficiency and massive connectivity. A critical component of the brain-inspired architecture is the synapse, which transmit electrical signals between neurons. Many devices such as memristors and phase-change memory have been researched as possible candidates for analog synapses. In this report, a CMOS-only and manufacturing-ready device- the transistor, is researched. This paper presents a study of the transistor on how the analog characteristics of the transistor can be used for neuromorphic applications by showing how the transistor can be used to simulate an analog synapse. Next, an algorithm for unsupervised learning, the Winner-Takes-All (WTA) clustering, are researched using the transistors as analog synapses. A software simulation of the neuromorphic computer built using transistors as analog synapses will test on the feasibility of hardware implementation. System performance will be evaluated using experimentally obtain transistor characteristics. Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 2021-06-13T06:56:43Z 2021-06-13T06:56:43Z 2021 Final Year Project (FYP) Tan, D. C. S. (2021). Use of transistors as analog synapses. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/150247 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/150247 en A2011-201 application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
| spellingShingle | Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering Tan, Daryl Chin Shih Use of transistors as analog synapses |
| title | Use of transistors as analog synapses |
| title_full | Use of transistors as analog synapses |
| title_fullStr | Use of transistors as analog synapses |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of transistors as analog synapses |
| title_short | Use of transistors as analog synapses |
| title_sort | use of transistors as analog synapses |
| topic | Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering |
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