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  • Materials Science
  • Computer Engineering
  • Neuroscience

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  • Conventional hardware's high energy consumption for cognitive tasks stems from data movement between processors and memory.
  • Brain-inspired computing offers a more efficient alternative through analogue weight storage.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a novel analogue non-volatile resistive memory device (electronic synapse) using foundry-friendly materials.
  • To demonstrate the device's capability for efficient cognitive tasks and large-scale neuromorphic systems.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of an analogue non-volatile resistive memory device.
  • Experimental demonstration of bidirectional continuous weight modulation.
  • Integration of a 1024-cell array for grey-scale face classification with parallel online training.

Main Results:

  • The developed electronic synapse exhibits bidirectional continuous weight modulation.
  • Grey-scale face classification was successfully demonstrated on an integrated 1024-cell array.
  • Energy consumption was significantly lower (1,000x) than conventional processors, with comparable accuracy.

Conclusions:

  • The analogue synaptic array is feasible for energy-efficient neuromorphic systems.
  • This technology paves the way for large-scale, low-power cognitive computing.
  • Foundry-friendly materials enable practical implementation of brain-inspired hardware.