Recent Progress on Emerging Transistor-Based Neuromorphic Devices

Human brain outperforms the current von Neumann digital computer in many aspects, such as energy efficiency and fault-tolerance. Inspired by human brain, neuromorphic computation has attracted increasing research interest. In recent years, emerging neuromorphic devices are widely developed for neuromorphic computing. Herein, the recent progress on transistor-based neuromorphic devices is presented. First, a brief introduction of biological synaptic and neuronal functions is given. Then operation principles and latest progress in neuromorphic transistors, including ion-gate neuromorphic transistors, ferroelectric-gate neuromorphic transistors, and floating-gate neuromorphic transistors, are reviewed and discussed. At last, conclusions and prospects are given.

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Neuromorphic computation, inspired by the human brain, has attracted increasing research interest, leading to rapid development of transistor-based neuromorphic devices. These devices have made significant progress in operation principles and latest advancements.