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US 2024/0256844 A1Published application
Device comprising an adaptable and addressable neuromorphic structure
AssigneeStichting Katholieke Universiteit
InventorsAlexander Ako KHAJETOORIANS, Hilbert Johan KAPPEN
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Abstract
The present invention is in the field of a device comprising an adaptable and addressable neuromorphic structure, a method of operating said neuromorphic structure, a method of acquiring a distribution of states of said neuromorphic structure, and a method of adapting a micro-electronic or nano-electronic device comprising said neuromorphic structure.
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A device comprising
- at least one adaptable and addressable neuromorphic structure electromagnetically and anisotropic configured to comprise at least one:
- atomic surface with an electrical conductivity σ of <10 S/m, on or in the atomic surface
- at least n electromagnetically adaptable and addressable first atoms, wherein n≥2, wherein each individual first atom has at least two addressable and adaptable first atom states, wherein the states are selected from ionic states, semi-ionic states, magnetic states, quantum states, optical states, and combinations thereof, wherein the first atoms are selected from the periodic table such that the first atom states are addressable and adaptable in a first time scale<10 sec, and
- at least m electromagnetically addressable and adaptable second atoms, wherein m≥2, wherein each individual second atom has at least two addressable and adaptable second atom states, wherein the states are selected from ionic states, semi-ionic states, magnetic states, quantum states, optical states, and combinations thereof, and wherein the second atoms are selected from the periodic table such that through the second atom states the atom states of first atoms are addressable and adaptable through states of second atoms in a second time scale>100 times the first time scale,
- wherein first atoms and second atoms are placed to be electro-magnetically coupled with one and another resulting exhibiting at least 2(n+m) coupled states,
- wherein electromagnetic properties in a first direction are different from electromagnetic properties in a second direction,
- at least one input part adapted for providing a stimulus to the neuromorphic structure for adapting at least one state of at least one second atom, wherein the input part is adapted to receive said stimulus in the form of one of an electro-magnetic pulse, an optical pulse, and an acoustic pulse, and provide said stimulus to the neuromorphic structure, thereby adapting a distribution of states of the neuromorphic structure from a first to a second distribution of states, and
- at least one output part adapted for establishing the first or second distribution of states of the neuromorphic structure.
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A method of operating a device comprising a neuromorphic structure in a device comprising
- at least one adaptable and addressable neuromorphic structure electromagnetically and anisotropic configured to comprise at least one:
- atomic surface with an electrical conductivity σ of <10 S/m, on or in the atomic surface
- at least n electromagnetically adaptable and addressable first atoms, wherein n≥2, wherein each individual first atom has at least two addressable and adaptable first atom states, wherein the states are selected from ionic states, semi-ionic states, magnetic states, quantum states, optical states, and combinations thereof, wherein the first atoms are selected from the periodic table such that the first atom states are addressable and adaptable in a first time scale<10 sec, and
- at least m electromagnetically addressable and adaptable second atoms, wherein m≥2, wherein each individual second atom has at least two addressable and adaptable second atom states, wherein the states are selected from ionic states, semi-ionic states, magnetic states, quantum states, optical states, and combinations thereof, and wherein the second atoms are selected from the periodic table such that through the second atom states the atom states of first atoms are addressable and adaptable through states of second atoms in a second time scale>100 times the first time scale,
- wherein first atoms and second atoms are placed to be electro-magnetically coupled with one and another resulting exhibiting at least 2(n+m) coupled states,
- wherein electromagnetic properties in a first direction are different from electromagnetic properties in a second direction,
- at least one input part adapted for providing a stimulus to the neuromorphic structure for adapting at least one state of at least one second atom, wherein the input part is adapted to receive said stimulus in the form of one of an electro-magnetic pulse, an optical pulse, and an acoustic pulse, and provide said stimulus to the neuromorphic structure, thereby adapting a distribution of states of the neuromorphic structure from a first to a second distribution of states, and
- at least one output part adapted for establishing the first or second distribution of states of the neuromorphic structure,
- the method comprising adapting at least one state of at least one second atom by providing a stimulus to the device, selecting the stimulus from an electro-magnetic pulse, an optical pulse, and an acoustic pulse, changing the at least one state of the at least one second atom in the second time scale thereby, the change of state adapting the coupling of states in the first time scale, and adapting the distribution of states from a first to a second distribution of states thereby.
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A method of acquiring a distribution of states of a neuromorphic structure in a device comprising
- at least one adaptable and addressable neuromorphic structure electromagnetically and anisotropic configured to comprise at least one:
- atomic surface with an electrical conductivity σ of <10 S/m, on or in the atomic surface
- at least n electromagnetically adaptable and addressable first atoms, wherein n≥2, wherein each individual first atom has at least two addressable and adaptable first atom states, wherein the states are selected from ionic states, semi-ionic states, magnetic states, quantum states, optical states, and combinations thereof, wherein the first atoms are selected from the periodic table such that the first atom states are addressable and adaptable in a first time scale<10 sec, and
- at least m electromagnetically addressable and adaptable second atoms, wherein m≥2, wherein each individual second atom has at least two addressable and adaptable second atom states, wherein the states are selected from ionic states, semi-ionic states, magnetic states, quantum states, optical states, and combinations thereof, and wherein the second atoms are selected from the periodic table such that through the second atom states the atom states of first atoms are addressable and adaptable through states of second atoms in a second time scale>100 times the first time scale,
- wherein first atoms and second atoms are placed to be electro-magnetically coupled with one and another resulting exhibiting at least 2(n+m) coupled states,
- wherein electromagnetic properties in a first direction are different from electromagnetic properties in a second direction,
- at least one input part adapted for providing a stimulus to the neuromorphic structure for adapting at least one state of at least one second atom, wherein the input part is adapted to receive said stimulus in the form of one of an electro-magnetic pulse, an optical pulse, and an acoustic pulse, and provide said stimulus to the neuromorphic structure, thereby adapting a distribution of states of the neuromorphic structure from a first to a second distribution of states, and
- at least one output part adapted for establishing the first or second distribution of states of the neuromorphic structure,
- the method comprising providing said neuromorphic structure, providing an STM, measuring a response of said neuromorphic structure, with said STM over a period of time, assessing individual states in said response, calculating a number of occurrences of said individual states over said period of time, and quantifying said distribution of states.
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