Title :
Weight updating floating-gate synapse
Author_Institution :
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA
Abstract :
A novel floating-gate synapse circuit is designed to update the weight in spike time dependent plasticity (STDP) system. The update of the weight is implemented through tunnelling and injection mechanisms using floating-gate metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors. The importance of this circuit is for obtaining a storage mechanism for synaptic strength to implement the learning signal processing application on silicon. A novel floating-gate synapse circuit and a new integrate-and-fire neuron model are described to implement weight updating in a STDP system.
Keywords :
MOSFET; neurophysiology; signal processing; MOSFETs; floating-gate metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors; floating-gate synapse circuit; integrate-and-fire neuron model; signal processing application; spike time dependent plasticity system; weight updating;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2014.2039