15-03-2018 дата публикации
Номер: US20180075337A1
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Examples disclosed herein relate to neuron circuits and methods for generating neuron circuit outputs. In some of the disclosed examples, a neuron circuit includes a memristor and first and second current mirrors. The first current mirror may source a first current through the memristor and the second current mirror may sink a second current through the memristor. The memristor may generate a voltage output as a function of the sourced first current and the sunk second current through the memristor. 1. A neuron circuit , comprising:a first current mirror to source a first current through a memristor;a second current mirror to sink a second current through the memristor; andthe memristor to generate a voltage output for the neuron circuit as a function of the sourced first current and the sunk second current through the memristor.2. The neuron circuit of claim 1 , wherein the memristor is to generate a voltage output substantially similar to a sigmoid function.3. The neuron circuit of claim 1 , wherein:the first current mirror is to generate the first current based on a first input current provided by a first dot product engine; andthe second current mirror is to generate the second input current based on a second input current provided by a second dot product engine.4. The neuron circuit of claim 3 , comprising:a third current mirror between the first current mirror and the first dot product engine, the third current mirror to generate an intermediate input current from the first input current provided by the first dot product engine;wherein the first current mirror is to generate the first input current based on the intermediate input current.5. The neuron circuit of claim 1 , wherein the memristor is to provide the generated voltage output to a dot product engine.6. The neuron circuit of claim 1 , wherein the generated voltage output is a non-linear voltage output.7. The neuron circuit of claim 1 , wherein the memristor includes a tantalum oxide switching material ...
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