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  • adjective Describing any very large-scale system of integrated circuits that mimic neuro-biological architectures present in the nervous system

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  • Dr. Cady was awarded $700,000 through the AFRL to use nanomaterials to develop and deploy novel computer chip circuitries for memory storage and complex logic functions, such as neuromorphic computing, which uses silicon-based digital technologies to enable high-performance computing.

    Nano Tech Wire 2010

  • For example, at Stanford researchers have built “neuromorphic microchips” whose circuitry self-organizes to resemble the visual cortex of lab animals.

    World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011

  • For example, at Stanford researchers have built “neuromorphic microchips” whose circuitry self-organizes to resemble the visual cortex of lab animals.

    World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011

  • Now Kwabena Boahen, a neuroengineer at Stanford University, is planning the most ambitious neuromorphic project to date: creating a silicon model of the cortex.

    Archive 2007-02-01 Zoe Brain 2007

  • Now Kwabena Boahen, a neuroengineer at Stanford University, is planning the most ambitious neuromorphic project to date: creating a silicon model of the cortex.

    Silicon Brains Zoe Brain 2007

  • That chip, known as the RF (radio frequency) cochlea, is an example of "neuromorphic electronics," a 20-year-old field founded by Carver Mead, Sarpeshkar's thesis advisor at Caltech.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Sarpeshkar's expansion from neuromorphic to cytomorphic electronics is based on his analysis of the equations that govern the dynamics of chemical reactions and the flow of electrons through analog circuits.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • As a result, the Air Force researchers were able to use that power to run applications such as the back-projection synthetic aperture radar imaging formation, high-definition video image processing, and neuromorphic computing, a method of replicating human nervous systems.

    Government Computer News Current Issue 2010

  • As a result, the Air Force researchers were able to use that power to run applications such as the back-projection synthetic aperture radar imaging formation, high-definition video image processing, and neuromorphic computing, a method of replicating human nervous systems.

    Government Computer News Current Issue 2010

  • The Air Force said the PS3 Cell processor has shown strong potential for applications such as high-definition video image processing and "neuromorphic computing," which mimics the neuro-biological architecture of the human nervous system.

    Netflash 2009

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