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  • Neuromorphic Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence Hardware

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  • Neuromorphic hardware aims for energy-efficient computing by integrating functions at the component level.
  • Challenges exist in matching multifunctional devices with neural network requirements.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate an artificial synapse with integrated perception-and-computing-in-memory (PCIM) functions.
  • To utilize this device as a building block for advanced reservoir computing systems.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of an artificial synapse using 2D α-phase indium selenide in a single-transistor configuration.
  • Development of an array architecture for concurrent image sensing and memory operations.
  • Implementation of multimode deep-reservoir computing with adjustable nonlinear transformation and multisensory fusion.

Main Results:

  • The artificial synapse exhibits integrated PCIM functions, suitable for reservoir computing.
  • Array architecture enables simultaneous image sensing and memory.
  • System achieved ~10^4 times lower energy consumption and higher data throughput in a lane-keeping-assistance task compared to GPUs.

Conclusions:

  • Single-transistor PCIM functions demonstrate the feasibility of ultrascalable, resource-efficient hardware for brain-inspired computing.
  • The developed artificial synapse is a promising core device for next-generation neuromorphic systems.