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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Materials Science
  • Electrical Engineering

Background:

  • Biological cochleas process speech information, inspiring intelligent electronic voice systems.
  • Memristors offer novel physics for neuromorphic engineering beyond traditional semiconductor technology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present an artificial cochlea utilizing the shallen-key filter model configured with memristors.
  • To demonstrate the fabrication and functionality of a memristor-based artificial cochlea for speech signal processing.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of a TiN/HfOx/TaOx/TiN memristor to implement the artificial cochlea.
  • Construction of a shallen-key filter circuit to emulate cochlear channels and demonstrate frequency selection.
  • Integration of the artificial cochlea with a convolutional neural network for speech recognition.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated non-volatile multilevel states in the fabricated memristor.
  • Experimentally verified the frequency-selection function of the artificial cochlea's channels.
  • Achieved 92% recognition accuracy on the Free Spoken Digit Dataset using 64 channels.

Conclusions:

  • The memristor-based artificial cochlea provides a novel strategy for configurable, high-parallel, and efficient auditory systems.
  • This technology holds significant potential for neuromorphic robots and advanced intelligent voice systems.