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ECE6435 Course Syllabus
ECE6435
Neuromorphic Analog VLSI Circuits (3-0-3)
- Technical Interest
Group - Electronic Design and Applications
- Prerequisites
- ECE 3050
- Corequisites
- None
- Catalog Description
- Large-scale analog computation for sensory and motor processing. Analog building blocks are presented, leading to VLSI systems inspired by neurobiological architectures and computational paradigms.
- Textbook(s)
- Mead, Analog VLSI and Neural Systems, Addison Wesley, 1989. ISBN 9780201059922 (required) (comment: Out of print--EBS able to obtain used copies if
they will be used in the class. )
- Strategic
Performance
Indicators (SPIs) -
SPIs are a subset of the abilities a student will be able to demonstrate upon successfully completing the course.
Outcome 1 (Students will demonstrate expertise in a subfield of study chosen from the fields of electrical engineering or computer engineering): 1. Students will demonstrate the tradeoffs between various neuromorphic implementations starting at a fundamental circuit level through larger system design. Outcome 2 (Students will demonstrate the ability to identify and formulate advanced problems and apply knowledge of mathematics and science to solve those problems): 1. Students will demonstrate analytical modeling of neuromorphic blocks, including the various aspects of computational neuroscience and analog electrical modeling and the relationships between these blocks Outcome 3 (Students will demonstrate the ability to utilize current knowledge, technology, or techniques within their chosen subfield): 1. Students will demonstrate utilizing computer design tools and experimental measurement opportunities in the design of neuromorphic architectures, as well as in the design of full analog systems.
- Topical Outline
MOS Transistor Operation Weak Inversion Strong Inversion Floating-Gate Circuits Electron Tunneling Hot-Electron Injection Fundamental Adaptive Circuits Transcondutance Amplifiers Building Blocks: Current Mirror, Differential Pair, Gain Stages DC Operation Time-Domain Circuits Follower-Integrator Differentiators Second-Order Sections Current-Mode Circuits Translinear Principle Floating-Gate MOS Circuits Bump Circuit Current Multipliers Signal-Aggregation Circuit Arrays Centroid Circuits Resistive Networks Diffusor Circuits Winner-Take-All Circuits Delay Lines Neuromorphic Systems Electronic Cochlea Auditory Localization Silicon Retinas: Voltage and Current Mode Neuron Models Address Event Communication Motor Pattern Generation
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