Authors
Ethan Green, Takashi Kohno
Corresponding Author
Ethan Green
Available Online 1 March 2016.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2991/jrnal.2016.2.4
Keywords
neuromorphic engineering, analog VLSI, silicon neurons
Abstract
Analog silicon neurons are neuro-mimetic VLSI (very-large-scale-integrated)
circuits that replicate the electrophysiological behavior of animal nerve
tissue. This research focuses on the temperature sensitivity of a subthreshold-MOSFET
analog silicon neuron. Subthreshold operation of CMOS transistors allows
for low power consumption, but is also drastically sensitive to temperature
changes. This critical issue must be addressed before these circuits can
be implemented into massive networks to develop future neuromorphic technologies.
Copyright
© 2013, the Authors. Published by ALife Robotics Corp. Ltd
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