Title :
In the blink of a silicon eye
Author :
Cheng, Chiu-Hung ; Wu, Chung-Yu ; Sheu, Bing ; Lin, Li-Ju ; Huang, Kuan-Hsun ; Jiang, Hsin-Chin ; Yen, Wen-Cheng ; Hsiao, Chiao-Wei
Author_Institution :
Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
fDate :
5/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this article, a new device structure called the neuron-bipolar junction transistor (νBJT) was presented. It has been successfully applied to the design of a silicon retina and large-neighborhood cellular neural networks (CNNs). The νBJT-based smoothing array for the silicon retina has a simple and compact structure, which is suitable for the VLSI implementation. It can be integrated with other CMOS retinal signal processing circuits to form smart sensor systems
Keywords :
bipolar transistors; cellular neural nets; computer vision; image sensors; neural chips; CMOS signal processing circuit; VLSI; cellular neural network; human neural sensor; neuron-bipolar junction transistor; silicon retina; smart sensor; CMOS technology; Cellular neural networks; Image edge detection; Image processing; Integrated circuit interconnections; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Neurons; Physics; Retina; Silicon;
Journal_Title :
Circuits and Devices Magazine, IEEE
