Leaky-integrate-and-fire operation with signal amplification using gate-controlled carrier-injection silicon-on-insulator transistor

Abstract

This work demonstrated leaky-integrate-and-fire (LIF) behavior using a gate-controlled carrier-injection silicon-on-insulator transistor (GCCI SOI-Tr) and confirmed its signal amplification capability. We believe that a large-scale spiking neural network requires neural devices capable of signal amplification to effectively drive multiple post-synaptic neurons. The GCCI SOI-Tr could realize a capacitorless LIF behavior with a gate-controlled weight parameter. In addition, significant signal amplification might be achieved by scaling the GCCI SOI-Tr.