Numerical exploration of spiking neuron circuits in organic pOTFT technology

Autor: Laurie Calvet, Paoline Coulson, Iniguez, B., Romanjek, K.
Přispěvatelé: Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies (C2N), Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), University Rovirai Virgili de Tarragona (URV), Laboratoire d'Innovation pour les Technologies des Energies Nouvelles et les nanomatériaux (LITEN), Institut National de L'Energie Solaire (INES), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), Calvet, Laurie, Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), DRT/LITEN/DTBH/LTH (CEA), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: 239 ECS Meeting, Session G03: Organic Semiconductors, Materials and Processing
239 ECS Meeting, Session G03: Organic Semiconductors, Materials and Processing, May 2021, Chicago and Virual, United States
14th International Symposium on Flexible Organic Electronics (ISFOE21)
14th International Symposium on Flexible Organic Electronics (ISFOE21), Jul 2021, Thessaloniki, Greece
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12th International Conference on Computer-Aided Design for thin Film Transistor Technologies
12th International Conference on Computer-Aided Design for thin Film Transistor Technologies, Sep 2021, Virtual, United Kingdom
Popis: International audience; Spike-based neural networks have been shown to hold more computational power than other architectures and their integration into mainstream computing is projected to herald a new age for information technology. Implementation using a flexible Thin Organic Large Area Electronics TOLAE process is a promising low cost way to integrate neuromorphic circuits into sensors, however its feasibility has never been demonstrated. Here we design and simulate a spiking neuron circuit that can be implemented using pOTFT TOLAE processes. Our spiking neuron circuit is inspired by the Morris-Lecar model. Two transistors model the flow in or out of ions onto a simulated membrane potential, two capacitors provide distinct time constants for the two competing processes and support circuits direct an excitation current towards the control transistors. The transistors are operated in the deep subthreshold regime at V < |3.5V| and currents ranging from 10 pA and 5 nA. To determine the appropriate dimensions and model parameters for the transistors in the circuit, we performed a systematic fitting of 210 devices fabricated at the CEA. We thus are able to demonstrate numerically a spiking neuron circuit in an existing organic technology. We also explore how variability in transistor size, the subthreshold swing and the turn on voltage effects the circuits. We consider both whether the transistors exhibits spiking behaviour and the range of this behaviour. Our results demonstrate the feasibility of OTFT technologies for spiking neuromorphic hardware.
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