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Journal of Semiconductors, Volume. 46, Issue 6, 061301(2025)

Revolutionizing neuromorphic computing with memristor-based artificial neurons

Yanning Chen1... Guobin Zhang2,3,4, Fang Liu1, Bo Wu1, Yongfeng Deng1, Dawei Gao2,3,4,*, and Yishu Zhang2,34,** |Show fewer author(s)

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¹Beiiing Smartchip Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing 102200, China

²College of Integrated Circuits, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311200, China

³Zhejiang ICsprout Semiconductor Co., Ltd, Hangzhou 310027, China

⁴ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou 310027, China

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Yanning Chen, Guobin Zhang, Fang Liu, Bo Wu, Yongfeng Deng, Dawei Gao, Yishu Zhang. Revolutionizing neuromorphic computing with memristor-based artificial neurons[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2025, 46(6): 061301

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Received: Nov. 25, 2024

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Published Online: Jun. 30, 2025

The Author Email: Dawei Gao (DWGao), Yishu Zhang (YSZhang)

DOI:10.1088/1674-4926/24110006

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