Single pairing spike-timing dependent plasticity in BiFeO3memristors with a time window of 25 ms to 125 μs

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Beitragende

  • Nan Du - , Technische Universität Chemnitz (Autor:in)
  • Mahdi Kiani - , Technische Universität Chemnitz (Autor:in)
  • Christian G. Mayr - , Universität Zürich (Autor:in)
  • Tiangui You - , Technische Universität Chemnitz (Autor:in)
  • Danilo Bürger - , Technische Universität Chemnitz (Autor:in)
  • Ilona Skorupa - , Technische Universität Chemnitz, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Autor:in)
  • Oliver G. Schmidt - , Technische Universität Chemnitz, Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Heidemarie Schmidt - , Technische Universität Chemnitz (Autor:in)

Abstract

Memristive devices are popular among neuromorphic engineers for their ability to emulate forms of spike-driven synaptic plasticity by applying specific voltage and current waveforms at their two terminals. In this paper, we investigate spike-timing dependent plasticity (STDP) with a single pairing of one presynaptic voltage spike and one post-synaptic voltage spike in a BiFeO3memristive device. In most memristive materials the learning window is primarily a function of the material characteristics and not of the applied waveform. In contrast, we show that the analog resistive switching of the developed artificial synapses allows to adjust the learning time constant of the STDP function from 25 ms to 125 μs via the duration of applied voltage spikes. Also, as the induced weight change may degrade, we investigate the remanence of the resistance change for several hours after analog resistive switching, thus emulating the processes expected in biological synapses. As the power consumption is a major constraint in neuromorphic circuits, we show methods to reduce the consumed energy per setting pulse to only 4.5 pJ in the developed artificial synapses.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer227
Fachzeitschrift Frontiers in neuroscience
Jahrgang9
AusgabenummerJUN
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2015
Peer-Review-StatusJa
Extern publiziertJa

Schlagworte

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Schlagwörter

  • Artificial synapse, BiFeO memristor, Learning window, Low-power device, Memory consolidation, Single pairing STDP