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  • Neuromorphic Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Artificial Intelligence

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  • Developing artificial visual systems requires mimicking the human retina's functionality.
  • Photonic synapses capable of multispectral color discrimination are crucial for neuromorphic vision.
  • Challenges exist in achieving robust color discrimination across wide intensity ranges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a method for imparting color-discriminating synaptic functionality to a three-terminal transistor flash memory.
  • To achieve enhanced RGB color discrimination in photonic synapses.
  • To demonstrate the application of this technology in visual pre-processing for artificial vision systems.

Main Methods:

  • Incorporating the strong induced dipole moment effect, modulated by light wavelength, into the floating gate of a transistor flash memory.
  • Utilizing a three-terminal transistor flash memory structure.
  • Demonstrating functionality through visual pre-processing of a photonic synapse array.

Main Results:

  • Achieved outstanding RGB color-discriminating synaptic functionality over an intensity range of 0.05 to 40 mW cm-2.
  • The approach is independent of the channel layer medium, increasing applicability.
  • Visual pre-processing enhanced image contrast and reduced noise, leading to >94% inference accuracy in a convolutional neural network for image recognition.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed approach provides a robust and versatile solution for RGB color discrimination in photonic synapses.
  • This advancement significantly contributes to the development of sophisticated artificial visual systems.
  • The technology shows promise for improving the performance of neuromorphic visual systems.