Neuromorphic AI Circuits and Systems

Members: Abderazek Ben Abdallah (PI), Dang Nam Khanh (Co-PI)

We are exploring the development of an adaptive ultra-low power neuromorphic chip (NASH), enhanced by our previously developed fault-tolerant three-dimensional on-chip interconnect technology. The NASH system boasts several features, including an efficient adaptive configuration method that enables the reconfiguration of various SNN parameters such as spike weights, routing, hidden layers, and topology. Additionally, the system incorporates a blend of different deep neural network topologies, an efficient fault-tolerant multicast spike routing algorithm, and an effective on-chip learning mechanism. To demonstrate the performance of the NASH system, we will develop an FPGA implementation and establish a VLSI implementation.

The ultimate goal of NASH SoCs is to bring brain-inspired processing technology to small-scale embedded sensors and sensor-based devices, such as BCI (EEG/EMG), audio, presence detection, and activity recognition.

Applications Areas:
  • Robot safety, human-robot interaction, adaptive prosthertics 
  • Assistive robotics in healthcare and smart environments 

  • Machine vision and learning in adaptive systems

  • M. Maatar, Z. Wang, K. N. Dang and A. B. Abdallah, "BTSAM: Balanced Thermal-State-Aware Mapping Algorithms and Architecture for 3D-NoC-B