A 2-transistor/1-resistor artificial synapse capable of communication and stochastic learning in neuromorphic systems

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue JAN, 2015, Pages

  Wang, Zhongqiang ^a   Ambrogio, Stefano ^a   Balatti, Simone ^a   Ielmini, Daniele ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive computing; Memristor; Neural network; Neuromorphic circuits; Pattern recognition; Spike timing dependent plasticity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRODE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PLASTICITY; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; SEMICONDUCTOR; SPIKE; SPIKE TIMING DEPENDENT PLASTICITY; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SYNAPSE; WAVEFORM;

EID: 84921712868     PISSN: 16624548     EISSN: 1662453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2014.00438     Document Type: Article

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