NEURON CORE WITH TIME-EMBEDDED FLOATING POINT ARITHMETIC

    公开(公告)号:US20220230059A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-21

    申请号:US17579400

    申请日:2022-01-19

    Abstract: Provided is a method of operating a neuron in a neuromorphic system. The method includes evaluating a membrane potential value at a corresponding time when receiving an input spike, time-modulating a synaptic weight of the membrane potential value and converting the time-modulated synaptic weight into a membrane potential value at a reference time, and generating an output spike when the membrane potential value at the reference time exceeds a certain threshold value. The membrane potential value at the reference time is represented by a floating point number including a predetermined bit of exponent and mantissa, and the floating point number includes time information. The method further includes accessing a memory and scanning a neural state variable when a timer is updated to “0” to update the neural state variable to an updated value at a reference time.

    EXPANDABLE NEUROMORPHIC CIRCUIT
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220138546A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-05

    申请号:US17205620

    申请日:2021-03-18

    Abstract: A neuromorphic circuit according to example embodiments of inventive concepts includes a first neuron array including a plurality of neuron circuits generating a spike signal; a first synapse array including a plurality of first synapse circuits to process and output the spike signal transmitted from the first neuron array; a second synapse array including a plurality of second synapse circuits; a first connecting block positioned between the first synapse array and the second synapse array and connecting the first synapse array and the second synapse array in response to a control signal; and a control logic to generate the control signal. The neuromorphic circuit may easily expand the size of the synapse element array to a desired size by using a connecting block.

    NEUROMORPHIC SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING SPIKE TIMING DEPENDENT PLASTICITY OPERATION

    公开(公告)号:US20230267318A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-24

    申请号:US17872558

    申请日:2022-07-25

    CPC classification number: G06N3/049

    Abstract: Provided is a neuromorphic system for synaptic learning in a spiking neural network (SNN)-based neuromorphic array structure. Control blocks including a post-synaptic neuron, which generates a post-neuron spike, are disposed on output lines of a synapse array to implement a spike timing dependent plasticity (STDP) operation such that synaptic learning can be stably implemented in an SNN neuromorphic array. Also, a lateral inhibition circuit may be added. When a post-neuron spike is generated by an STDP control block connected to any one output line, the lateral inhibition circuit inhibits STDP control blocks connected to other output lines from generating spikes. Accordingly, learning selectivity can be improved, and thus the performance of an STDP algorithm can be improved.

    NEUROMORPHIC CIRCUIT INCLUDING SPIKE REGULATOR BASED ON FLASH MEMORY

    公开(公告)号:US20220156565A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-19

    申请号:US17205790

    申请日:2021-03-18

    Abstract: Embodiments of inventive concepts relate to a neuromorphic circuit including a flash memory-based spike regulator capable of generating a stable spike signal with a small number of devices. The neuromorphic circuit may generate a simple and stable spike signal using a flash memory-based spike regulator. Therefore, it is possible to implement a semiconductor neuromorphic circuit at low power and low cost by using the spike regulator of the present invention. Example embodiments of inventive concepts provide a neuromorphic circuit comprising a control signal generator for generating a control signal for generating a pulse signal; and a spike regulator for generating a spike signal in response to the control signal. Wherein the spike regulator comprises a first transistor for switching an input signal transmitted to one terminal to the other terminal in response to the control signal; and a first flash memory type transistor having a drain terminal connected to the other terminal of the first transistor and transferring the switched input signal to a source terminal as a spike signal.

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