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Hybrid Piezoelectric-Magnetic Neurons: A Proposal for Energy-Efficient Machine Learning
This paper proposes a spintronic neuron structure composed of a
heterostructure of magnets and a piezoelectric with a magnetic tunnel junction
(MTJ). The operation of the device is simulated using SPICE models. Simulation
results illustrate that the energy dissipation of the proposed neuron compared
to that of other spintronic neurons exhibits 70% improvement. Compared to CMOS
neurons, the proposed neuron occupies a smaller footprint area and operates
using less energy. Owing to its versatility and low-energy operation, the
proposed neuron is a promising candidate to be adopted in artificial neural
network (ANN) systems.Comment: Submitted to: ACM Southeast '1
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