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Tailoring the synaptic properties of a-IGZO memristors for artificial deep neural networks

Pereira, M, Deuermeier, J, Zhang, WD, Freitas, P, Barquinha, P, Martins, R, Fortunato, E and Kiazadeh, A (2022) Tailoring the synaptic properties of a-IGZO memristors for artificial deep neural networks. APL Materials, 10. ISSN 2166-532X

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Abstract

Neuromorphic computation based on resistive switching devices represents a relevant hardware alternative for artificial deep neural networks. For the highest accuracies on pattern recognition tasks, an analog, linear and symmetric synaptic weight is essential. Moreover, the resistive switching devices should be integrated with the supporting electronics, as thin film transistors to solve crosstalk issues on the crossbar arrays. Here, an a-IGZO memristor is proposed, with Mo and Ti/Mo as bottom and top contacts, with forming-free analog switching ability for an upcoming integration on crossbar arrays with a-IGZO TFTs for neuromorphic hardware systems. The development of a TFT compatible fabrication process is accomplished, which results in an a-IGZO memristor with a high stability and low cycle-to-cycle variability. The synaptic behavior through potentiation and depression tests using an identical spiking scheme is presented and the modulation of the plasticity characteristics by applying non-identical spiking schemes is also demonstrated. The pattern recognition accuracy, using MNIST handwritten digits dataset, reveals a maximum of 91.82% accuracy, which is a promising result for crossbar implementation. The results displayed here reveal the potential of Mo/a-IGZO/Ti/Mo memristors for neuromorphic hardware.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 0912 Materials Engineering, 0913 Mechanical Engineering
Subjects: T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
Divisions: Engineering
Publisher: AIP Publishing LLC
Date Deposited: 10 Jan 2022 11:04
Last Modified: 24 Feb 2022 10:30
DOI or ID number: 10.1063/5.0073056
URI: https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/15995
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