Technology Roadmap of Bioinspired Computing Hardware

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Beitragende

  • Shuang Wang - , Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Autor:in)
  • Zhiyuan Li - , Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Autor:in)
  • Mengjiao Pei - , Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Autor:in)
  • Qinqi Ren - , Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Autor:in)
  • Ming Deng - , Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Autor:in)
  • Kah Wee Ang - , National University of Singapore (Autor:in)
  • Alon Ascoli - , Politecnico di Torino (Autor:in)
  • Sarbajit Banerjee - , ETH Zürich, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) (Autor:in)
  • Michele Bonnin - , Politecnico di Torino (Autor:in)
  • Yoeri van de Burgt - , Eindhoven University of Technology (Autor:in)
  • Bojun Cheng - , The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) (Autor:in)
  • Leon Chua - , University of California at Berkeley (Autor:in)
  • Pier Paolo Civalleri - , Politecnico di Torino (Autor:in)
  • Fernando Corinto - , Politecnico di Torino (Autor:in)
  • Tie Jun Cui - , Southeast University, Nanjing (Autor:in)
  • Saptarshi Das - , Pennsylvania State University (Autor:in)
  • Ahmet Samil Demirkol - , Seniorprofessor für Grundlagen der Elektrotechnik (Autor:in)
  • Sebastiaan van Dijken - , Aalto University (Autor:in)
  • Yijia Fan - , Tsinghua University (Autor:in)
  • Lu Fang - , Tsinghua University (Autor:in)
  • Matteo Farronato - , Polytechnic University of Milan (Autor:in)
  • Zi Rui Feng - , Southeast University, Nanjing (Autor:in)
  • Emanuele Gemo - , Politecnico di Torino (Autor:in)
  • Marco Gilli - , Politecnico di Torino (Autor:in)
  • Sreetosh Goswami - , IISc: Indian Institute of Science (Autor:in)
  • Yuhui He - , Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Autor:in)
  • Chaoran Huang - , Chinese University of Hong Kong (Autor:in)
  • Qianqian Huang - , Peking University (Autor:in)
  • Cheol Seong Hwang - , Seoul National University (Autor:in)
  • Daniele Ielmini - , Polytechnic University of Milan (Autor:in)
  • Yoon Ho Jang - , Yonsei University (Autor:in)
  • Zdenka Kuncic - , University of Sydney (Autor:in)
  • Max Christian Lemme - , Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, AMO GmbH (Autor:in)
  • Can Li - , The University of Hong Kong (Autor:in)
  • Shi Jun Liang - , Nanjing University (Autor:in)
  • Keqin Liu - , Peking University (Autor:in)
  • Shaojie Liu - , Chinese University of Hong Kong (Autor:in)
  • Jin Luo - , Peking University (Autor:in)
  • Qian Ma - , Southeast University, Nanjing (Autor:in)
  • Wolfgang Maass - , Technische Universität Graz (Autor:in)
  • Piergiulio Mannocci - , Polytechnic University of Milan (Autor:in)
  • Ioannis Messaris - , Seniorprofessor für Grundlagen der Elektrotechnik (Autor:in)
  • Feng Miao - , Nanjing University (Autor:in)
  • Thomas Mikolajick - , Professur für Nanoelektronik, NaMLab - Nanoelectronic materials laboratory gGmbH (Autor:in)
  • Vasilis Ntinas - , Professur für Grundlagen der Elektronik (Autor:in)
  • John Ponis - , ETH Zürich, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) (Autor:in)
  • Themis Prodromakis - , University of Edinburgh (Autor:in)
  • Dimitris Prousalis - , Professur für Grundlagen der Elektronik (Autor:in)
  • Qiming Shao - , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Science Park (Autor:in)
  • Stefan Slesazeck - , NaMLab - Nanoelectronic materials laboratory gGmbH (Autor:in)
  • John Paul Strachan - , Forschungszentrum Jülich, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (Autor:in)
  • Hongwei Tan - , Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung (Autor:in)
  • Jianshi Tang - , Tsinghua University (Autor:in)
  • Ronald Tetzlaff - , Seniorprofessor für Grundlagen der Elektrotechnik (Autor:in)
  • Le Phuong Lan Tran - , Eindhoven University of Technology (Autor:in)
  • Ilia Valov - , Forschungszentrum Jülich, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (Autor:in)
  • Anthony Vorias - , Eindhoven University of Technology (Autor:in)
  • Benshan Wang - , Chinese University of Hong Kong (Autor:in)
  • Jiangjing Wang - , Xi'an Jiaotong University (Autor:in)
  • Shengbo Wang - , The University of Hong Kong (Autor:in)
  • Xiaozhe Wang - , Xi'an Jiaotong University (Autor:in)
  • Yasai Wang - , Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Autor:in)
  • Huaqiang Wu - , Tsinghua University (Autor:in)
  • Qiangfei Xia - , University of Massachusetts Amherst (Autor:in)
  • Kai Xiao - , Southern University of Science and Technology (Autor:in)
  • Zhihua Xiao - , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Science Park (Autor:in)
  • Zheshun Xiong - , University of Massachusetts Amherst (Autor:in)
  • Tengji Xu - , Chinese University of Hong Kong (Autor:in)
  • Ming Jay Yang - , Forschungszentrum Jülich (Autor:in)
  • Yuchao Yang - , Peking University (Autor:in)
  • Yuekun Yang - , Nanjing University (Autor:in)
  • Wei Zhang - , Xi'an Jiaotong University (Autor:in)
  • Yang Chai - , Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Autor:in)

Abstract

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly constrained by fundamental hardware bottlenecks in computation throughput and energy efficiency. Bioinspired computing (BIC) offers a promising alternative by emulating the intrinsic advantages of biological systems, such as parallelism, adaptability, and robustness. Progress in BIC hardware demands interdisciplinary convergence that bridges materials science and device physics with neuroscience, computer science, mathematics, and information science. Therefore, the development of this cross-disciplinary field urgently requires a comprehensive roadmap that analyzes systematically and in-depth the frontier issues and the latest progress. In this roadmap, we categorize the critical challenges into three components: hardware foundations, architectures, and prototype realizations. We highlight how biological features inspire the design of BIC hardware through device physics and discuss their performance metrics and engineering challenges. We then describe how diverse signaling rules and structural organizations in BIC architectures support specific computational prototypes, including electronic and photonic BIC chips, and present a technological roadmap that outlines opportunities to expand the functional scope of BIC hardware through coordinated advances in devices, architectures, and system demonstrations. This ongoing convergence of interdisciplinary knowledge can help accelerate the shift toward high-efficiency AI hardware.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)8102-8163
Seitenumfang62
FachzeitschriftACS nano
Jahrgang20
Ausgabenummer10
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 17 März 2026
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

ORCID /0000-0001-7436-0103/work/211000787
ORCID /0000-0002-1236-1300/work/211001485
ORCID /0000-0003-3814-0378/work/211003150
ORCID /0000-0002-2367-5567/work/211003884
ORCID /0000-0002-6200-4707/work/211004945

Schlagworte

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

Schlagwörter

  • bioinspired architecture, bioinspired computing, in-memory computing, in-sensor computing, neuromorphic chips, neuronal device, retinomorphic device, synaptic device