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This paper introduces the processing element architecture of the second generation SpiNNaker chip, implemented in 22nm FDSOI. On circuit level, the chip features adaptive body biasing for near-threshold operation, and dynamic…

While Moore's law has driven exponential computing power expectations, its nearing end calls for new avenues for improving the overall system performance. One of these avenues is the exploration of alternative brain-inspired computing…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2023-05-16 Charlotte Frenkel , David Bol , Giacomo Indiveri

Mixed-signal implementations of SNNs offer a promising solution to edge computing applications that require low-power and compact embedded processing systems. However, device mismatch in the analog circuits of these neuromorphic processors…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-10-28 Tommaso Boccato , Dmitrii Zendrikov , Nicola Toschi , Giacomo Indiveri

Computational hardware designed to mimic biological neural networks holds the promise to resolve the drastically growing global energy demand of artificial intelligence. A wide variety of hardware concepts have been proposed, and among…

Neuromorphic computing implementing spiking neural networks (SNN) is a promising technology for reducing the footprint of optical transceivers, as required by the fast-paced growth of data center traffic. In this work, an SNN nonlinear…

Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) require high throughput hardware accelerators for real time applications owing to their huge computational cost. Most traditional CNN accelerators rely on single core, linear processing elements (PEs) in…

Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2020-07-21 Mahmood Azhar Qureshi , Arslan Munir

Neuromorphic computing, which seeks to replicate the brain's ability to process information, has garnered significant attention due to its potential to achieve brain-like computing efficiency and human cognitive intelligence. Spin-orbit…

Applied Physics · Physics 2024-12-25 Cuimei Cao , Wei Duan , Xiaoyu Feng , Yan Xu , Yihan Wang , Zhenzhong Yang , Qingfeng Zhan , Long You

Conventional integrated circuits (ICs) struggle to meet the escalating demands of artificial intelligence (AI). This has sparked a renewed interest in an unconventional computing paradigm: neuromorphic (brain-inspired) computing. However,…

Endpoint devices for Internet-of-Things not only need to work under extremely tight power envelope of a few milliwatts, but also need to be flexible in their computing capabilities, from a few kOPS to GOPS. Near-threshold(NT) operation can…

This paper introduces a novel "all-spike" low-power solution for remote wireless inference that is based on neuromorphic sensing, Impulse Radio (IR), and Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs). In the proposed system, event-driven neuromorphic…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2020-09-04 Nicolas Skatchkovsky , Hyeryung Jang , Osvaldo Simeone

Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) can reduce energy consumption compared to conventional Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) when spiking activity is sparse and the neuron model is hardware-friendly. However, biologically faithful models are…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2026-05-13 Pascal Harmeling , Florent De Geeter , Guillaume Drion

Machine learning imitates the basic features of biological neural networks to efficiently perform tasks such as pattern recognition. This has been mostly achieved at a software level, and a strong effort is currently being made to mimic…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2019-03-06 Javier del Valle , Pavel Salev , Yoav Kalcheim , Ivan K. Schuller

The inner operations of the human brain as a biological processing system remain largely a mystery. Inspired by the function of the human brain and based on the analysis of simple neural network systems in other species, such as Drosophila,…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2022-01-20 Zuo-Wei Yeh , Chia-Hua Hsu , Alexander White , Chen-Fu Yeh , Wen-Chieh Wu , Cheng-Te Wang , Chung-Chuan Lo , Kea-Tiong Tang

Photonics offers a transformative approach to artificial intelligence (AI) and neuromorphic computing by enabling low-latency, high-speed, and energy-efficient computations. However, conventional photonic tensor cores face significant…

Spiking Neural Networks are attracting increased attention as a more energy-efficient alternative to traditional Artificial Neural Networks for edge computing. Neuromorphic computing can significantly reduce energy requirements. Here, we…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-10-16 Balázs Mészáros , James C. Knight , Jonathan Timcheck , Thomas Nowotny

Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) have gained significant attention as a potentially energy-efficient alternative for standard neural networks with their sparse binary activation. However, SNNs suffer from memory and computation overhead due…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2026-03-09 Donghyun Lee , Ruokai Yin , Youngeun Kim , Abhishek Moitra , Yuhang Li , Priyadarshini Panda

Neuromorphic computing, inspired by the brain's parallel and energy-efficient processing, offers a transformative approach to artificial intelligence. In this study, we fabricated optimized spin-transfer torque nano-oscillators (STNOs) and…

As spiking-based deep learning inference applications are increasing in embedded systems, these systems tend to integrate neuromorphic accelerators such as $\mu$Brain to improve energy efficiency. We propose a $\mu$Brain-based scalable…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2021-11-24 M. Lakshmi Varshika , Adarsha Balaji , Federico Corradi , Anup Das , Jan Stuijt , Francky Catthoor

Neuromorphic computing, inspired by biological neural systems, holds immense promise for ultra-low-power and real-time inference applications. However, limited access to flexible, open-source platforms continues to hinder widespread…

Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2025-12-12 Pracheta Harlikar , Abdel-Hameed A. Badawy , Prasanna Date

This work describes the investigation of neuromorphic computing-based spiking neural network (SNN) models used to filter data from sensor electronics in high energy physics experiments conducted at the High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider.…