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Building an Analog Circuit Synapse for Deep Learning Neuromorphic Processing.

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العنوان: Building an Analog Circuit Synapse for Deep Learning Neuromorphic Processing.
المؤلفون: Juarez-Lora, Alejandro, Ponce-Ponce, Victor H., Sossa-Azuela, Humberto, Espinosa-Sosa, Osvaldo, Rubio-Espino, Elsa
المصدر: Mathematics (2227-7390); Jul2024, Vol. 12 Issue 14, p2267, 19p
مصطلحات موضوعية: ARTIFICIAL neural networks, MEMRISTORS, NEUROPLASTICITY, ANALOG circuits, DEEP learning, REINFORCEMENT learning
مستخلص: In this article, we propose a circuit to imitate the behavior of a Reward-Modulated spike-timing-dependent plasticity synapse. When two neurons in adjacent layers produce spikes, each spike modifies the thickness in the shared synapse. As a result, the synapse's ability to conduct impulses is controlled, leading to an unsupervised learning rule. By introducing a reward signal, reinforcement learning is enabled by redirecting the growth and shrinkage of synapses based on signal feedback from the environment. The proposed synapse manages the convolution of the emitted spike signals to promote either the strengthening or weakening of the synapse, represented as the resistance value of a memristor device. As memristors have a conductance range that may differ from the available current input range of typical CMOS neuron designs, the synapse circuit can be adjusted to regulate the spike's amplitude current to comply with the neuron. The circuit described in this work allows for the implementation of fully interconnected layers of neuron analog circuits. This is achieved by having each synapse reconform the spike signal, thus removing the burden of providing enough power from the neurons to each memristor. The synapse circuit was tested using a CMOS analog neuron described in the literature. Additionally, the article provides insight into how to properly describe the hysteresis behavior of the memristor in Verilog-A code. The testing and learning capabilities of the synapse circuit are demonstrated in simulation using the Skywater-130 nm process. The article's main goal is to provide the basic building blocks for deep neural networks relying on spiking neurons and memristors as the basic processing elements to handle spike generation, propagation, and synaptic plasticity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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تدمد:22277390
DOI:10.3390/math12142267