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Homeostatic dendritic neuron based on co-integrated volatile and non-volatile memristors for neuromorphic processing
Licheng Zhang1,2, Teng Zhang3, Pek Jun Tiw3
1New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of In-Memory Computing Chips, School of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Shenzhen Graduate School, Peking University, Shenzhen, China.
Nature Communications
|May 28, 2026
Summary
This study introduces a novel neuromorphic hardware system with homeostatic neurons and programmable dendrites for efficient temporal signal processing. The bio-inspired design achieves high accuracy in complex tasks while significantly reducing energy consumption per spike.
Area of Science:
- Neuromorphic Engineering
- Artificial Intelligence
- Materials Science
Background:
- Conventional neuromorphic systems struggle with adaptive regulation and multi-timescale temporal feature extraction.
- Energy efficiency remains a key challenge for temporal signal processing hardware.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a bio-inspired neuromorphic hardware system for energy-efficient temporal signal processing.
- To address limitations in adaptive regulation and multi-timescale feature extraction in existing systems.
Main Methods:
- Integration of homeostatic neurons utilizing vanadium dioxide (VO2) threshold-switching properties for activity stabilization.
- Co-design of a dendritic module using CMOS-Resistive Random-Access Memory (RRAM) and VO2 devices for programmable spike delays.
- Implementation of the system within a spiking neural network for evaluating temporal signal processing tasks.
Main Results:
- Achieved 92.14% accuracy for industrial defect detection and 86.53% for speech recognition.
- Demonstrated ultra-low power consumption of 19.29 picojoules per spike.
- Successfully enabled multi-timescale temporal feature extraction through programmable dendritic structures.
Conclusions:
- The developed neuromorphic hardware offers a scalable and biologically inspired framework for efficient temporal signal processing.
- The system surpasses conventional processors in performance and energy efficiency.
- Presents a promising approach for next-generation neuromorphic accelerators.
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