Neuromorphic engineers work to improve the performance of artificial systems through the development of chips and systems that process information collectively using primarily analog circuits. This book presents the central concepts required for the creative and successful design of analog VLSI circuits. The discussion is weighted toward novel circuits that emulate natural signal processing. Unlike most circuits in commercial or industrial applications, these circuits operate mainly in the subthreshold or weak inversion region. Moreover, their functionality is not limited to linear operations, but also encompasses many interesting nonlinear operations similar to those occurring in natural systems. Topics include device physics, linear and nonlinear circuit forms, translinear circuits, photodetectors, floating-gate devices, noise analysis, and process technology.
Author(s): Shih-Chii Liu, Jorg Kramer, Giacomo Indiveri, Tobias Delbruck, Rodney Douglas
Publisher: The MIT Press
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 434
Front-cover......Page 1
Front-matter......Page 2
Contents......Page 8
Authors and Contributors......Page 15
Acknowledgments......Page 17
Preface......Page 19
Foreword......Page 21
1 Introduction......Page 23
I SILICON AND TRANSISTORS......Page 27
2 Semiconductor Device Physics......Page 29
3 MOSFET Characteristics......Page 69
4 Floating-Gate MOSFETs......Page 115
II STATICS......Page 143
5 Basic Static Circuits......Page 145
6 Current-Mode Circuits......Page 167
7 Analysis and Synthesis of Static Translinear Circuits......Page 199
III DYNAMICS......Page 251
8 Linear Systems Theory......Page 253
9 Integrator-Differentiator Circuits......Page 273
10 Photosensors......Page 297
IV SPECIAL TOPICS......Page 333
11 Noise in MOS Transistors and Resistors......Page 335
12 Layout Masks and Design Techniques......Page 363
13 A Millennium Silicon Process Technology......Page 383
14 Scaling of MOS Technology to Submicrometer Feature Sizes......Page 407
A Appendix:Units and symbols......Page 429
References......Page 437
Index......Page 451
