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US 2019/0244088 A1Published application
Artificial Neurons Using Diffusive Memristor
AssigneeUniversity of Massachusetts
InventorsJianhua Yang, Qiangfei Xia, Mark McLean, Qing Wu
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Abstract
A diffusive memristor device and an electronic device for emulating a biological neuron is disclosed. The diffusive memristor device includes a bottom electrode, a top electrode formed opposite the bottom electrode, and a dielectric layer disposed between the top electrode and the bottom electrode. The dielectric layer comprises an oxide doped with a metal.
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An artificial neuron device, comprising:
- a diffusive memristor device comprising:
- a bottom electrode;
- a top electrode formed opposite the bottom electrode;
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- a dielectric layer disposed between the top electrode and the bottom electrode, the dielectric layer comprising one of an oxide, a perovskite, or a polymer, doped with a metal.
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An electrical circuit, comprising:
- a first diffusive memristor device, comprising:
- a first bottom electrode,
- a first top electrode formed opposite the bottom electrode, and
- a first dielectric layer disposed between the first top electrode and the first bottom electrode, the first dielectric layer comprising one of an oxide, a perovskite or a polymer, doped with a metal;
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- a first resistor coupled in series with the first diffusive memristor device, the first resistor configured to forward voltage pulses from a voltage source to the first diffusive memristor device.
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An integrated circuit chip, comprising:
- an array of synaptic devices, each synaptic device comprising a transistor and a drift memristor;
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- a plurality of artificial neuron devices, each artificial neuron device including a diffusive memristor device comprising:
- a bottom electrode,
- a top electrode formed opposite the bottom electrode, and
- a dielectric layer disposed between the top electrode and the bottom electrode, the dielectric layer comprising one of an oxide, a perovskite or a polymer, doped with a metal.
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