Abstract:
A low-power bandgap reference voltage generator using a leakage current may include: a medium voltage generation unit configured to generate a medium voltage based on the absolute temperature, using a leakage current; a low power amplifier configured to amplify the medium voltage and outputting an operational amplification voltage; and a reference voltage output unit configured to output a reference voltage based on the operational amplification voltage at a target level.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a technology capable of compensating for a frequency error in a quadrature relaxation oscillator. The quadrature relaxation oscillator generates a signal at a desired frequency by using a resistor and a capacitor which are less insensitive to a PVT (Process, Voltage, Temperature) variation, generates a signal at a desired frequency by compensating for an error from design, which is caused by a mismatch between circuits due to a characteristic of a semiconductor process, through a feedback lop, and removes noise.
Abstract:
Provided is a technology for reducing hardware cost and enabling on-chip learning in a neuromorphic system. A synapse array includes a plurality of synapse circuits, and at least one of the plurality of synapse circuits includes at least bias transistor and a switch connected in series. Synapse circuits in the same row and column direction of the synapse array are connected to each other through a shared membrane line, and a charge amount proportional to a multiplication accumulation operation required for a forward or backward operation is supplied through the membrane line and is converted into a final digital value for output through an analog to digital converter. A virtual look-up table performs in advance a calculation required for a synapse weight update for learning of at least one column of the synapse array and is updated, so that the amount of a calculation required for entire learning is reduced.
Abstract:
A high-quality Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) is used to calibrate a difference attributable to a capacitor mismatch in a Digital to Analog Converter (DAC). The present invention is advantageous in that it can fabricate a low-power high-resolution ADC by calibrating an error attributable to a capacitor mismatch through a digital background calibration apparatus and method using a Successive Approximation Register (SAR).
Abstract:
Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for detecting spike event or transmitting spike event information generated in a neuromorphic chip. The apparatus for detecting spike event generated in a neuromorphic chip may detect spike event information for a plurality of neurons included in the neuromorphic chip based on a neuron group.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a successive approximation register (SAR)-type analog-digital converter (ADC), which can amplify a residual voltage without a non-linearity problem caused by an output voltage of a residual voltage amplifier, thereby performing high-resolution analog-digital conversion at low power consumption.The SAR-type ADC may include: a coarse/fine SAR conversion unit configured to receive an analog input voltage and convert the received voltage into an MSB digital signal in a coarse SAR conversion mode, and receive a feedback voltage and convert the received voltage into an LSB digital signal in a fine SAR conversion mode; and a residue integration unit configured to repeatedly amplify a residual voltage with a predetermined gain by a predetermined number of times and output the amplified voltage as a final target multiple, the residual voltage corresponding to a voltage difference between the analog input voltage and an analog voltage obtained by converting the digital signal into an analog signal.
Abstract:
An all digital phase locked loop (ADPLL) includes an integer part phase processing circuit that outputs an integer part frequency signal using a first value and a second value. The first value is obtained by counting edges of one of a plurality of output clock signals. The second value indicates current edge position information on an edge position of an external reference clock signal with respect to the plurality of output clock signals. The ADPLL further includes a fraction part phase processing circuit that selects two adjacent output clock signals of the plurality of output clock signals according to a prediction selection signal and that generates a fraction part frequency signal using the fraction part phase signal, the prediction selection signal being generated according to a fraction part phase signal indicating fraction part phase information and a signal indicating the current edge position information.
Abstract:
A synapse circuit to perform spike timing dependent plasticity (STDP) operation is provided. The synapse circuit includes a memristor having a resistance value, a transistor connected to the memristor, and the transistor configured to receive at least two input signals. The resistance value of the memristor is changed based on a time difference between the at least two input signals received by the transistor.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a time-division multiplexing (TDM)-based multi-channel electrocardiogram measurement apparatus and method, which remove the influence of power line interference in a way to implement multiple channels by using a TDM method, remove an electrode DC offset (EDO) through a pre-charged capacitor, and periodically take a current out or supply a current. The TDM-based multi-channel electrocardiogram measurement apparatus and method robust against power line interference according to the present disclosure have advantages in that it can measure electrocardiogram by using multiple channels with low power and high integration based on TDM, can perform contactless measurement because an EDO is efficiently eliminated and high impedance is satisfied, and has a characteristic robust against power line interference.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a design technology of a phase locked loop (PLL) for generating an accurate clock frequency in a clock synchronization system.The present invention suggests a new structure based on a hardware description language (HDL), and thus reduces a chip area of a frequency synthesizer while obtaining a wide frequency operation range.Furthermore, since only the HDL is used, the entire frequency synthesizer becomes all-synthesizable, and auto layout (auto P&R) can be achieved through a tool, which makes it possible to reduce a design cost of a designer.