Artificial neuron for neuromorphic chip with resistive synapses
US11630993B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C13/004
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An artificial neuron for a neuromorphic chip comprises a synapse with resistive memory representative of a synaptic weight. The artificial neuron comprises a read circuit, an integration circuit and a logic circuit interposed between the read circuit and the integration circuit. The read circuit is configured to impose on the synapse a read voltage independent of the membrane voltage and to provide an analogue value representative of the synaptic weight. The logic circuit is configured to generate from the analogue value a pulse having a duration. The integration circuit comprises an accumulator of synaptic weights at the terminals of which a membrane voltage is established and a comparator configured to emit a postsynaptic pulse if a threshold is exceeded by the membrane voltage. Moreover, it comprises a source of current controlled by the pulse to inject a current into the accumulator of synaptic weights during this duration.
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