Neuromorphic computing device and method of designing the same

    公开(公告)号:US11881260B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-23

    申请号:US17538235

    申请日:2021-11-30

    发明人: Youngnam Hwang

    摘要: A neuromorphic computing device includes first and second memory cell arrays, and an analog-to-digital converting circuit. The first memory cell array includes a plurality of resistive memory cells, generates a plurality of read currents based on a plurality of input signals and a plurality of data, and outputs the plurality of read currents through a plurality of bitlines or source lines. The second memory cell array includes a plurality of reference resistive memory cells and an offset resistor, and outputs a reference current through a reference bitline or a reference source line. The analog-to-digital converting circuit converts the plurality of read currents into a plurality of digital signals based on the reference current. The offset resistor is connected between the reference bitline and the reference source line.

    MEMORY ARRAY STRUCTURE
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240021226A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-18

    申请号:US17863201

    申请日:2022-07-12

    IPC分类号: G11C7/16 G11C7/10 G11C13/00

    摘要: In some aspects of the present disclosure, a memory array structure is disclosed. In some embodiments, the memory array structure includes a word array. In some embodiments, the word array stores an N-bit word. In some embodiments, the word array includes a plurality of first memory structures and a plurality of second memory structures. In some embodiments, each first memory structure includes a first transistor and a first memory element. In some embodiments, each second memory structure includes a second transistor and a plurality of second memory elements, each second memory element includes a first end and a second end, the first end of each second memory element is coupled to a corresponding bit line, and the second end of each second memory element is coupled to a first end of the second transistor.

    NEUROMORPHIC COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF DESIGNING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220366976A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-17

    申请号:US17538235

    申请日:2021-11-30

    发明人: Youngnam Hwang

    IPC分类号: G11C13/00 G11C7/16 G11C11/54

    摘要: A neuromorphic computing device includes first and second memory cell arrays, and an analog-to-digital converting circuit. The first memory cell array includes a plurality of resistive memory cells, generates a plurality of read currents based on a plurality of input signals and a plurality of data, and outputs the plurality of read currents through a plurality of bitlines or source lines. The second memory cell array includes a plurality of reference resistive memory cells and an offset resistor, and outputs a reference current through a reference bitline or a reference source line. The analog-to-digital converting circuit converts the plurality of read currents into a plurality of digital signals based on the reference current. The offset resistor is connected between the reference bitline and the reference source line.

    Fault-tolerant dot product engine

    公开(公告)号:US11061766B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-13

    申请号:US16712358

    申请日:2019-12-12

    摘要: Examples disclosed herein relate to a fault-tolerant dot product engine. The fault-tolerant dot product engine has a crossbar array having a number l of row lines and a number n of column lines intersecting the row lines to form l×n memory locations, with each memory location having a programmable memristive element and defining a matrix value. A number l of digital-to-analog converters are coupled to the row lines of the crossbar array to receive an input signal and a number n of analog-to-digital converters are coupled to the column lines of the crossbar array to generate an output signal. The output signal is a dot product of the input signal and the matrix values in the crossbar array, wherein a number m

    System and method for prosodically modified unit selection databases

    公开(公告)号:US11049491B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-29

    申请号:US16828070

    申请日:2020-03-24

    摘要: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices to improve the quality of synthetic speech generation. A system selects speech units from a speech unit database, the speech units corresponding to text to be converted to speech. The system identifies a desired prosodic curve of speech produced from the selected speech units, and also identifies an actual prosodic curve of the speech units. The selected speech units are modified such that a new prosodic curve of the modified speech units matches the desired prosodic curve. The system stores the modified speech units into the speech unit database for use in generating future speech, thereby increasing the prosodic coverage of the database with the expectation of improving the output quality.

    Method for operating a semiconductor device having a memory circuit with an OS transistor and an arithmetic circuit

    公开(公告)号:US10964393B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-30

    申请号:US16521784

    申请日:2019-07-25

    发明人: Hikaru Tamura

    摘要: Provided is a semiconductor device capable of reducing its area, operating at a high speed, or reducing its power consumption. A circuit 50 is used as a memory circuit with a function of performing an arithmetic operation. One of a circuit 80 and a circuit 90 has a region overlapping with at least part of the other of the circuit 80 and the circuit 90. Accordingly, the circuit 50 can perform the arithmetic operation that is essentially performed in the circuit 60; thus, a burden of the arithmetic operation on the circuit 60 can be reduced. Moreover, the number of times of data transmission and reception between the circuits 50 and 60 can be reduced. Furthermore, the circuit 50 functioning as a memory circuit can have a function of performing an arithmetic operation while the increase in the area of the circuit 50 is suppressed.