STTR PHASE I: Integrated Image Sensing and Processing Device with On-Chip Pattern Recognition Capability

这个STTR一期项目将研究在同一芯片上集成光传感和图像处理功能的新架构的可行性。所提出的电路可以在微秒内学习特定的图像模式。这些信息存储在芯片上的突触连接中，可以在以后的处理步骤中被召回——即使是不完整或有噪声的数据。所提出的系统将被设计为一个协处理器。其目的不仅是确保兼容性，而且是在传统的计算机体系结构框架内保证高性能。因此，商用微处理器和数字信号处理器可用于为综合系统增加符号数据操作能力。这项工作包括研究该研究机构开创的局部连接神经架构，并对带有片上CMOS光感二极管的原型芯片进行实验。这种广泛的调查将有助于更好地了解成功的第二阶段原型所涉及的问题。* * *

** 9632587 Erten This STTR Phase I project will investigate the feasibility of a novel architecture integrating light sensing and image processing functions on the same chip. Specific image patterns can be learned by the proposed circuits within microseconds. This information is stored in the synaptic connections on-chip and can be recalled at later processing steps - even from incomplete or noisy data. The proposed system will be a co-processor by design. The intent is to assure not only compatibility but also high performance within a conventional computer architecture framework. Commercially-available microprocessors and digital signal processors can thus be used to add on symbolic data manipulation capability for comprehensive systems. The work involves investigation of a locally connected neural architecture pioneered at the research institution and experimentation with prototype chips with on-chip CMOS light sensing diodes. This broad scope of investigations will allow for a better understanding of the issues involved towards a successful Phase II prototype. ***