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Activation functions are widely used in neural networks to decide the activation value of the neural unit based upon linear combinations of the weighted inputs. The effective implementation of activation function is highly important, as…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2019-08-28 Nursultan Kaiyrbekov , Olga Krestinskaya , Alex Pappachen James

Technology based on memristors, resistors with memory whose resistance depends on the history of the crossing charges, has lately enhanced the classical paradigm of computation with neuromorphic architectures. However, in contrast to the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-01-12 P. Pfeiffer , I. L. Egusquiza , M. Di Ventra , M. Sanz , E. Solano

Memristors provide a tempting solution for weighted synapse connections in neuromorphic computing due to their size and non-volatile nature. However, memristors are unreliable in the commonly used voltage-pulse-based programming approaches…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2023-09-08 Hritom Das , Rocco D. Febbo , SNB Tushar , Nishith N. Chakraborty , Maximilian Liehr , Nathaniel Cady , Garrett S. Rose

In the last decade, a 2-terminal passive circuit element called a memristor has been developed for non-volatile resistive random access memory and has more recently shown promise for neuromorphic computing. Compared to flash memory,…

Memristor-based neural networks provide an exceptional energy-efficient platform for artificial intelligence (AI), presenting the possibility of self-powered operation when paired with energy harvesters. However, most memristor-based…

Memristive devices are commonly benchmarked by the multi-level programmability of their resistance states. Neural networks utilizing memristor crossbar arrays as synaptic layers largely rely on this feature. However, the dynamical…

Memristors are novel non volatile devices that manage to combine storing and processing capabilities in the same physical place.Their nanoscale dimensions and low power consumption enable the further design of various nanoelectronic…

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…

Neuromorphic networks of artificial neurons and synapses can solve computational hard problems with energy efficiencies unattainable for von Neumann architectures. For image processing, silicon neuromorphic processors outperform graphic…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2018-11-08 Wei Yi , Kenneth K. Tsang , Stephen K. Lam , Xiwei Bai , Jack A. Crowell , Elias A. Flores

Memristors have been suggested as a novel route to neuromorphic computing based on the similarity between them and neurons (specifically synapses and ion pumps). The d.c. action of the memristor is a current spike which imparts a short-term…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2015-10-21 Ella Gale

Large-capacity Content Addressable Memory (CAM) is a key element in a wide variety of applications. The inevitable complexities of scaling MOS transistors introduce a major challenge in the realization of such systems. Convergence of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-03-17 Kamran Eshraghian , Kyoung Rok Cho , Omid Kavehei , Soon-Ku Kang , Derek Abbott , Sung-Mo Steve Kang

Memristive associative learning has gained significant attention for its ability to mimic fundamental biological learning mechanisms while maintaining system simplicity. In this work, we introduce a high-order memristive associative…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-10-23 Shengbo Wang , Xuemeng Li , Jialin Ding , Weihao Ma , Ying Wang , Luigi Occhipinti , Arokia Nathan , Shuo Gao

Machine learning, particularly in the form of deep learning, has driven most of the recent fundamental developments in artificial intelligence. Deep learning is based on computational models that are, to a certain extent, bio-inspired, as…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2020-05-01 Adnan Mehonic , Abu Sebastian , Bipin Rajendran , Osvaldo Simeone , Eleni Vasilaki , Anthony J. Kenyon

Memristor has been identified as the fourth fundamental circuit element by Dr. Leon Chua in 1971 and since then it has gathered a lot of interest because of its non-volatility and are considered as a viable solution to the beyond CMOS era…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-06 Prashant Gupta , Priscilla Jennifer

Memristive neuromorphic systems are designed to emulate human perception and cognition, where the memristor states represent essential historical information to perform both low-level and high-level tasks. However, current systems face…

Applied Physics · Physics 2024-09-17 Shengbo Wang , Cong Li , Tongming Pu , Jian Zhang , Weihao Ma , Luigi Occhipinti , Arokia Nathan , Shuo Gao

We experimentally demonstrate classification of 4x4 binary images into 4 classes, using a 3-layer mixed-signal neuromorphic network ("MLP perceptron"), based on two passive 20x20 memristive crossbar arrays, board-integrated with discrete…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2016-11-15 F. Merrikh Bayat , M. Prezioso , B. Chakrabarti , I. Kataeva , D. B. Strukov

Memristors are non-volatile nano-resistors. Their resistance can be tuned by applied currents or voltages and set to a large number of levels between two limit values. Thanks to these properties, memristors are ideal building blocks for a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-05-26 Steven Lequeux , Joao Sampaio , Vincent Cros , Kay Yakushiji , Akio Fukushima , Rie Matsumoto , Hitoshi Kubota , Shinji Yuasa , Julie Grollier

The emerging memristor crossbar array based computing circuits exhibit computing speeds and energy efficiency far surpassing those of traditional digital processors. This type of circuits can complete high-dimensional matrix operations in…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-05 Jia-Hui Bi , Shaoshi Yang , Sheng Chen , Ping Zhang

Memristors are promising devices for scalable and low power, in-memory computing to improve the energy efficiency of a rising computational demand. The crossbar array architecture with memristors is used for vector matrix multiplication…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2025-05-20 Neethu Kuriakose , Arun Ashok , Christian Grewing , André Zambanini , Stefan van Waasen

On metrics of density and power efficiency, neuromorphic technologies have the potential to surpass mainstream computing technologies in tasks where real-time functionality, adaptability, and autonomy are essential. While algorithmic…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2019-10-09 M. E. Fouda , F. Kurdahi , A. Eltawil , E. Neftci