Benefits Of The Ultra-Low Leakage Currents from IGZO TFTs For Neuromorphic Applications


A new technical paper titled "A tunable multi-timescale Indium-Gallium-Zinc-Oxide thin-film transistor neuron towards hybrid solutions for spiking neuromorphic applications" was published by researchers at imec, CSIC Universidad de Sevilla, and Sungkyunkwan University. Abstract "Spiking neural network algorithms require fine-tuned neuromorphic hardware to increase their effectiveness. Such ... » read more

Reasons To Know IGZO


Interest in monolithic 3D integration is driven by both compute-in-memory applications and a more general need for increased circuit density. Compute-in-memory architectures seek to reduce the power requirements of machine learning workloads, which are dominated by the movement of data between memory and logic components. Even in conventional architectures, though, placing high-density, high-ba... » read more

Flexible Microprocessors (FlexiCores)- Natively flexible 4-bit and 8-bit microprocessors optimized for low footprint and yield


New research paper titled "FlexiCores: low footprint, high yield, field reprogrammable flexible microprocessors" from researchers at University of Illinois and PragmatIC Semiconductor. Abstract "Flexible electronics is a promising approach to target applications whose computational needs are not met by traditional silicon-based electronics due to their conformality, thinness, or cost requir... » read more

Power/Performance Bits: May 6


Boosting image quality UCLA researchers have created a device based on a new material and manufacturing process that they say could lead to a significant leap in the quality of images on smartphones, computer displays, TVs and inkjet printers. The new material and manufacturing process are used to produce semiconductors that are essential to LCDs and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) disp... » read more