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  • Neuromorphic Engineering
  • Theoretical Neuroscience
  • Artificial Intelligence

Background:

  • Artificial spiking neural networks (SNNs) are gaining attention for their potential in neuroscience and engineering.
  • Existing artificial neurons often rely on capacitor-based integrators, limiting scalability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a new artificial spiking neuron model, the floating-gate leaky integrate-and-fire (FG-LIF) neuron.
  • To investigate the feasibility of using a floating-gate integrator for neuron design.
  • To evaluate the performance and characteristics of the proposed FG-LIF neuron.

Main Methods:

  • Designed a novel FG-LIF neuron utilizing a floating-gate integrator instead of a capacitor.
  • Conducted circuit simulations to analyze neuron behavior and characteristics.
  • Investigated the impact of thermal and burst noise on neuron output.

Main Results:

  • The FG-LIF neuron demonstrated biologically plausible spiking activity (<100 Hz) with a small 6 fF effective capacitance.
  • Achieved low operational power consumption (<30 pW/spike).
  • Simulations showed interspike interval distributions fitting Gamma functions, similar to biological neocortical neurons, even under noise.

Conclusions:

  • The FG-LIF neuron offers a promising, scalable, and low-power alternative for artificial spiking neural networks.
  • Its characteristics closely mimic biological neuron behavior, including response to noise.
  • This design facilitates large-scale integration for advanced neuromorphic systems.