Using the phenomenon of quantum tunnelling, IIT Bombay researchers have demonstrated, for the first time, a spiking neuron network that is highly compact and shows potential for brain-scale implementation. The research, published in the journal IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems, demonstrates the use of a 36-member network of spiking neurons in a speech recognition module.
Energy efficient mode
The inter-disciplinary work, led by Maryam Shojaei Baghini, who brought in expertise in circuit design, and Professor Udayan Ganguly who provided the technology and algorithm knowhow, from the Electrical Engineering department of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, showed that their concept of a neuron could be realised and that it works in an energy efficient mode with low power requirement, suitable for emulating the brain.
