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Temporal Neural Networks (TNNs) use time as a resource to represent and process information, mimicking the behavior of the mammalian neocortex. This work focuses on implementing TNNs using off-the-shelf digital CMOS technology. A…

Temporal Neural Networks (TNNs) are spiking neural networks that exhibit brain-like sensory processing with high energy efficiency. This work presents the ongoing research towards developing a custom design framework for designing efficient…

Temporal Neural Networks (TNNs) are spiking neural networks that use time as a resource to represent and process information, similar to the mammalian neocortex. In contrast to compute-intensive deep neural networks that employ separate…

In this work, we experimentally demonstrate two key building blocks for realizing Binary/Ternary Neural Networks (BNNs/TNNs): (i) 130 nm CMOS based sigmoidal neurons and (ii) HfOx based multi-level (MLC) OxRAM-synaptic blocks. An optimized…

Deep Neural Networks (DNN) have achieved human level performance in many image analytics tasks but DNNs are mostly deployed to GPU platforms that consume a considerable amount of power. Brain-inspired spiking neuromorphic chips consume low…

A low-power precision-scalable processor for ConvNets or convolutional neural networks (CNN) is implemented in a 40nm technology. Its 256 parallel processing units achieve a peak 102GOPS running at 204MHz. To minimize energy consumption…

Manufacturing-viable neuromorphic chips require novel computer architectures to achieve the massively parallel and efficient information processing the brain supports so effortlessly. Emerging event-based architectures are making this dream…

Neuromorphic architectures, which incorporate parallel and in-memory processing, are crucial for accelerating artificial neural network (ANN) computations. This work presents a novel memristor-based multi-layer neural network (memristive…

Applications of Binary Neural Networks (BNNs) are promising for embedded systems with hard constraints on computing power. Contrary to conventional neural networks with the floating-point datatype, BNNs use binarized weights and activations…

Neuromorphic computing, inspired by the brain, promises extreme efficiency for certain classes of learning tasks, such as classification and pattern recognition. The performance and power consumption of neuromorphic computing depends…

Due to the massive parallel computing capability and outstanding image and signal processing performance, cellular neural network (CNN) is one promising type of non-Boolean computing system that can outperform the traditional digital logic…

This work presents the design and analysis of a mixed-signal neuron (MS-N) for convolutional neural networks (CNN) and compares its performance with a digital neuron (Dig-N) in terms of operating frequency, power and noise. The…

The use of lower precision has emerged as a popular technique to optimize the compute and storage requirements of complex Deep Neural Networks (DNNs). In the quest for lower precision, recent studies have shown that ternary DNNs (which…

Leading experts from both communities have suggested the need to (re)connect research in neuroscience and artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the development of next-generation AI innovations. They term this convergence as NeuroAI.…

Biological neural networks do not only include long-term memory and weight multiplication capabilities, as commonly assumed in artificial neural networks, but also more complex functions such as short-term memory, short-term plasticity, and…

Spiking Neural Network (SNN) is the third generation of Neural Network (NN) mimicking the natural behavior of the brain. By processing based on binary input/output, SNNs offer lower complexity, higher density and lower power consumption.…

Neuromorphic computing using biologically inspired Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) is a promising solution to meet Energy-Throughput (ET) efficiency needed for edge computing devices. Neuromorphic hardware architectures that emulate SNNs in…

This paper presents a simulation platform, namely CIMulator, for quantifying the efficacy of various synaptic devices in neuromorphic accelerators for different neural network architectures. Nonvolatile memory devices, such as resistive…

Multi-Layer Perceptrons (MLP) are powerful tools for representing complex, non-linear relationships, making them essential for diverse machine learning and AI applications. Efficient hardware implementation of MLPs can be achieved through…