Neuron structure based on partially depleted silicon-on-insulator and working method thereof

Abstract

The invention provides a neuron structure based on partially depleted silicon-on-insulator and a working method thereof. The structure comprises a PD-SOI NMOS transistor; the drain electrode of the PD-SOI NMOS transistor receives a constant voltage, and the grid electrode and the body electrode of the PD-SOI NMOS transistor receive a constant current; and the source electrode is grounded. According to the invention, an LIF neuron model is used, a single NMOS PD-SOI transistor is adopted, the body potential of the PD-SOI device can be effectively controlled because the body and the substrate of the PD-SOI device are isolated by an oxide layer, and each neuron can be isolated by the oxide layer, so that a single neuron can be conveniently operated by using current; a single PD-SOI transistor is used for realizing the function of an LIF neuron, and an SOI floating body effect is used for accumulating and transmitting charges so as to replace a capacitor and a reset circuit; and compared with a neuron based on a CMOS complex circuit structure, a large number of circuit structures such as transistors and capacitors are omitted, the occupied area of the unit structure is reduced, and the integration density can be improved if a neural network is constructed.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of semiconductor devices, in particular to a neuron structure based on partially depleted silicon-on-insulator. Background technique [0002] In the artificial neural network hardware structure, the neuron device is one of its basic unit components, and its performance and structure determine the performance and integration density of the neuron network. Among various neuron models, the leaky set firing (LIF—leaky-integrate and fire) neuron model has relatively high accuracy and simplicity. Therefore, it is most feasible to use the LIF neuron model as the hardware structure to realize the artificial neural network. [0003] The LIF model is a neuron model that imitates a biological neuron that receives input current from a synapse and triggers an output action voltage when the membrane potential reaches a threshold. In this model, charge accumulates in the capacitor, and when the threshold voltage is reach...

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[0005] In view of this, the present invention provides a neuron structure based on partially depleted silicon-on-insulator to solve the problems in the prior art that the unit area of ​​the neuron device is large, the structure is not simple enough, the manufacturing process is complicated, and the CMOS synapse is not compatible. The problem

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