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  • Neuromorphic Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Computer Science

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  • Memristive neuromorphic systems promise high energy efficiency but face CMOS neuron complexity and memristive synapse integration challenges.
  • Existing systems often require complex peripheral circuits, hindering scalability and increasing energy use.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a physical spiking neural network (SNN) system with silicon neurons and a novel memristive synapse for efficient on-chip learning and inference.
  • To demonstrate algorithm-compatible learning and inference with reduced hardware complexity and low energy consumption.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a spiking neural network (SNN) system using two silicon one-transistor (1T) neurons and an Al/ZrO2/TiO2/AlOx/Al (AZTA) memristive synapse.
  • Utilized the 1T neuron's natural latch effect for spike encoding/decoding and the AZTA memristor's plasticity for analog weight updates.
  • Implemented a compact two-transistor-one-transistor-one-resistor (2T-1T1R) kernel for real-time learning via a modified spike-time-dependent plasticity rule.

Main Results:

  • The system achieved 91.53% accuracy on MNIST and 75.28% on Fashion-MNIST datasets in unsupervised learning through Python simulations.
  • Demonstrated significant energy savings: a 1784x decrease per update and a 1350x decrease per inference compared to CMOS-based SNN processors.
  • Achieved competitive accuracy with minimal hardware complexity, high scalability, and dense integration.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed physical SNN system with integrated 1T neurons and AZTA memristive synapses offers a highly efficient and scalable solution for neuromorphic computing.
  • This approach overcomes traditional implementation challenges, enabling low-power, high-performance on-chip learning and inference.
  • The compact 2T-1T1R kernel shows potential for next-generation AI hardware, especially with improved device uniformity.