A voltage mode memristor bridge synaptic circuit with memristor emulators

Sensors (Basel). 2012;12(3):3587-604. doi: 10.3390/s120303587. Epub 2012 Mar 14.

Abstract

A memristor bridge neural circuit which is able to perform signed synaptic weighting was proposed in our previous study, where the synaptic operation was verified via software simulation of the mathematical model of the HP memristor. This study is an extension of the previous work advancing toward the circuit implementation where the architecture of the memristor bridge synapse is built with memristor emulator circuits. In addition, a simple neural network which performs both synaptic weighting and summation is built by combining memristor emulators-based synapses and differential amplifier circuits. The feasibility of the memristor bridge neural circuit is verified via SPICE simulations.

Keywords: memristor bridge; neuron; non-volatile programming weight; synapse; synaptic multiplication.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't