Title :
Neuromorphic vision chip fabricated using three-dimensional integration technology
Author :
Koyanagi, M. ; Nakagawa, Y. ; Kang-Wook Lee ; Nakamura, T. ; Yamada, Y. ; Inamura, K. ; Ki-Tae Park ; Kurino, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Machine Intelligence & Syst. Eng., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
Information processing in the human brain is based on advanced parallel processing with a large number of memories and interconnections. To achieve such highly advanced parallel processing, the human brain has modules with layered structures, that is, three-dimensional structures as basic processing units. The human retina and visual cortex also have layered structures with various kinds of cells. The three-dimensional (3D) integration technology reported here achieves an image processing and pattern recognition system with parts of functions of the retina and visual cortex using silicon.
Keywords :
computer vision; neural chips; parallel architectures; image processing; neuromorphic vision chip; parallel processing; pattern recognition system; processing units; three-dimensional integration technology; Circuit testing; Humans; Image processing; Image recognition; Information processing; Integrated circuit interconnections; Neuromorphics; Pattern recognition; Retina; Smart pixels;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2001. Digest of Technical Papers. ISSCC. 2001 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6608-5
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.2001.912633
