Abstract:
A neuromorphic architecture for providing variable precision in a neural network, through programming. Logical pre-synaptic neurons are formed as configurable sets of physical pre-synaptic artificial neurons, logical post-synaptic neurons are formed as configurable sets of physical post-synaptic artificial neurons, and the logical pre-synaptic neurons are connected to the logical post-synaptic neurons by logical synapses each including a set of physical artificial synapses. The precision of the weights of the logical synapses may be varied by varying the number of physical pre-synaptic artificial neurons in each of the logical pre-synaptic neurons, and/or by varying the number of physical post-synaptic artificial neurons in each of the logical post-synaptic neurons.
Abstract:
A neuromorphic multi-bit digital weight cell configured to store a series of potential weights for a neuron in an artificial neural network. The neuromorphic multi-bit digital weight cell includes a parallel cell including a series of passive resistors in parallel and a series of gating transistors. Each gating transistor of the series of gating transistors is in series with one passive resistor of the series of passive resistors. The neuromorphic cell also includes a series of programming input lines connected to the series of gating transistors, an input terminal connected to the parallel cell, and an output terminal connected to the parallel cell.
Abstract:
Multi-Vt horizontal nanosheet devices and a method of making the same. In one embodiment, an integrated circuit includes a plurality of horizontal nanosheet devices (hNS devices) on a top surface of a substrate, the plurality of hNS devices including a first hNS device and a second hNS device spaced apart from each other horizontally. Each of the hNS devices includes a first and a second horizontal nanosheets spaced apart vertically; and a gate stack between the first and second horizontal nanosheets, the gate stack including a work function metal (WFM) layer. A thickness of the first and second horizontal nanosheets of the first hNS device is different from a thickness of the first and second horizontal nanosheets of the second hNS device, and a thickness of the WFM layer of the first hNS device is different from a thickness of the WFM layer of the second hNS device.
Abstract:
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method of manufacturing a FET device having a set BTBT leakage and a maximum VDD includes: determining an x value in InxGa1-xAs according to the BTBT leakage and the maximum VDD, and forming a channel utilizing InxGa1-xA, wherein x is not 0.53.
Abstract:
Exemplary embodiments provide for fabricating a biaxially strained nanosheet. Aspects of the exemplary embodiments include: growing an epitaxial crystalline initial superlattice having one or more periods, each of the periods comprising at least three layers, an active material layer, a first sacrificial material layer and a second sacrificial material layer, the first and second sacrificial material layers having different material properties; in each of the one or more periods, placing each of the active material layers between the first and second sacrificial material layers, wherein lattice constants of the first and second sacrificial material layers are different than the active material layer and impose biaxial stress in the active material layer; selectively etching away all of the first sacrificial material layers thereby exposing one surface of the active material for additional processing, while the biaxial strain in the active material layers is maintained by the second sacrificial material layers; and selectively etching away all of the second sacrificial material layers thereby exposing a second surface of the active material layers for additional processing.
Abstract:
A field effect transistor includes a body layer comprising a crystalline semiconductor channel region therein, and a gate stack on the channel region. The gate stack includes a crystalline semiconductor gate layer, and a crystalline semiconductor gate dielectric layer between the gate layer and the channel region. Related devices and fabrication methods are also discussed.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit chip includes a semiconductor substrate, a first back-end-of-line unit circuit that includes a first group of field effect transistors, a second gate-loaded unit circuit that includes a second group of field effect transistors. The first group of field effect transistors includes a first transistor and the second group of field effect transistors includes a second transistor. A bottom surface of a gate electrode of the first transistor extends closer to a bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate than does a bottom surface of a gate electrode of the second transistor.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit chip includes a semiconductor substrate, a first back-end-of-line unit circuit that includes a first group of field effect transistors, a second gate-loaded unit circuit that includes a second group of field effect transistors. The first group of field effect transistors includes a first transistor and the second group of field effect transistors includes a second transistor. A bottom surface of a gate electrode of the first transistor extends closer to a bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate than does a bottom surface of a gate electrode of the second transistor.