Design of Nano-scale Synaptic Neural Network Using RRAM

Abstract

An electronic design of a leaky integrate-and-fire (LIF) artificial neuron built with one Vanadium Dioxide Resistive Random Access Memory switch (RRAM VO2 switch), which samples the functionalities of biological neurons, is presented. Built with (RRAM VO2 switch) neurons, a two layer spiking neural network is modeled in the LTSPICE simulator. A one transistor one resistor (1T1R) design which integrates CMOS and RRAM in a structure serving as a synaptic neural connection is proposed.