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Jahr 2013
Autor(en) Thomas Pfeil, Andreas Grübl, Sebastian Jeltsch, Eric Müller, Paul Müller, Mihai A. Petrovici, Michael Schmuker, Daniel Brüderle, Johannes Schemmel, Karlheinz Meier
Titel Six networks on a universal neuromorphic computing substrate
KIP-Nummer HD-KIP 13-08
KIP-Gruppe(n) F9
Dokumentart Paper
Quelle Front. Neurosci. vol. 7, no. 11, 2013
doi 10.3389/fnins.2013.00011
Abstract (en)

In this study, we present a highly configurable neuromorphic computing substrate and use it for emulating several types of neural networks. At the heart of this system lies a mixed-signal chip, with analog implementations of neurons and synapses and digital transmission of action potentials. Major advantages of this emulation device, which has been explicitly designed as a universal neural network emulator, are its inherent parallelism and high acceleration factor compared to conventional computers. Its configurability allows the realization of almost arbitrary network topologies and the use of widely varied neuronal and synaptic parameters. Fixed-pattern noise inherent to analog circuitry is reduced by calibration routines. An integrated development environment allows neuroscientists to operate the device without any prior knowledge of neuromorphic circuit design. As a showcase for the capabilities of the system, we describe the successful emulation of six different neural networks which cover a broad spectrum of both structure and functionality.

bibtex
@article{Pfeil1311,
  author   = {Pfeil, Thomas  and  Gr\"ubl, Andreas  and  Jeltsch, Sebastian  and  M\"uller, Eric  and  M\"uller, Paul  and  Petrovici, Mihai A.  and  Schmuker, Michael  and  Br\"uderle, Daniel  and  Schemmel, Johannes  and  Meier, Karlheinz},
  title    = {Six networks on a universal neuromorphic computing substrate},
  journal  = {Frontiers in Neuroscience},
  volume   = {7},
  year     = {2013},
  pages    = {11}
}
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