FPGA based silicon spiking neural array

Andrew Cassidy; Susan Denham; Patrick Kanold; Andreas Andreou

doi:10.1109/BIOCAS.2007.4463312

FPGA based silicon spiking neural array

Andrew Cassidy, Susan Denham, Patrick Kanold, Andreas Andreou

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Abstract

Rapid design time, low cost, flexibility, digital precision, and stability are characteristics that favor FPGAs as a promising alternative to analog VLSI based approaches for designing neuromorphic systems. High computational power as well as low size, weight, and power (SWAP) are advantages that FPGAs demonstrate over software based neuromorphic systems. We present an FPGA based array of Leaky-Integrate and Fire (LIF) artificial neurons. Using this array, we demonstrate three neural computational experiments: auditory Spatio-Temporal Receptive Fields (STRFs), a neural parameter optimizing algorithm, and an implementation of the Spike Time Dependant Plasticity (STDP) learning rule.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Conference Proceedings - IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference Healthcare Technology, BiOCAS2007
Pages	75-78
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/BIOCAS.2007.4463312
State	Published - Dec 1 2007
Externally published	Yes
Event	IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference Healthcare Technology, BiOCAS2007 - Montreal, QC, Canada Duration: Nov 27 2007 → Nov 30 2007

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Name	Conference Proceedings - IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference Healthcare Technology, BiOCAS2007

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Conference	IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference Healthcare Technology, BiOCAS2007
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal, QC
Period	11/27/07 → 11/30/07

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Hardware and Architecture
Biomedical Engineering

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Cassidy, A., Denham, S., Kanold, P., & Andreou, A. (2007). FPGA based silicon spiking neural array. In Conference Proceedings - IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference Healthcare Technology, BiOCAS2007 (pp. 75-78). Article 4463312 (Conference Proceedings - IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference Healthcare Technology, BiOCAS2007). https://doi.org/10.1109/BIOCAS.2007.4463312

FPGA based silicon spiking neural array. / Cassidy, Andrew; Denham, Susan; Kanold, Patrick et al.
Conference Proceedings - IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference Healthcare Technology, BiOCAS2007. 2007. p. 75-78 4463312 (Conference Proceedings - IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference Healthcare Technology, BiOCAS2007).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Cassidy, A, Denham, S, Kanold, P & Andreou, A 2007, FPGA based silicon spiking neural array. in Conference Proceedings - IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference Healthcare Technology, BiOCAS2007., 4463312, Conference Proceedings - IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference Healthcare Technology, BiOCAS2007, pp. 75-78, IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference Healthcare Technology, BiOCAS2007, Montreal, QC, Canada, 11/27/07. https://doi.org/10.1109/BIOCAS.2007.4463312

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