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The main features of these neuromorphic systems are shown in Table 5. Note that for the execution of the network, only the learning approaches that are implemented on-chip to run online are reviewed in this table.

Table 5:

Summary of Neuromorphic Systems Implementations.

PlatformElectronicsTechnology (nm)Chip Area (mm2)On-Chip LearningNeuron ModelNeuron Number (chip)Synapse ModelSynapse Number (chip)Online LearningPower
BrainScaleS Analog/digital ASIC-CMOS 180 50 Yes (STDP) Adaptive exponential IF 512 Spiking 4-bit digital 100 K Yes 2 kW per module (peak) 
TrueNorth Digital ASIC-CMOS 28 430 No LIF 1 million Binary, 4 modulators 256 M No 65 mW (per chip) 
SpiNNaker Digital ASIC-CMOS 130 nm 102 Yes (synaptic plasticity rules) LIF, IZH, HH 16,000 Programmable 16 M Yes 1 W (per chip) 
Neurogrid Analog/digital ASIC-CMOS 180 168 No Adaptive quadratic IF 65,000 Shared dendrite 100 M Yes 2.7 W 
Loihi Digital ASIC-CMOS 14 nm 60 Yes (with plasticity rule) Adaptive LIF 131,000 N/A 126 M Yes .45 W 
PlatformElectronicsTechnology (nm)Chip Area (mm2)On-Chip LearningNeuron ModelNeuron Number (chip)Synapse ModelSynapse Number (chip)Online LearningPower
BrainScaleS Analog/digital ASIC-CMOS 180 50 Yes (STDP) Adaptive exponential IF 512 Spiking 4-bit digital 100 K Yes 2 kW per module (peak) 
TrueNorth Digital ASIC-CMOS 28 430 No LIF 1 million Binary, 4 modulators 256 M No 65 mW (per chip) 
SpiNNaker Digital ASIC-CMOS 130 nm 102 Yes (synaptic plasticity rules) LIF, IZH, HH 16,000 Programmable 16 M Yes 1 W (per chip) 
Neurogrid Analog/digital ASIC-CMOS 180 168 No Adaptive quadratic IF 65,000 Shared dendrite 100 M Yes 2.7 W 
Loihi Digital ASIC-CMOS 14 nm 60 Yes (with plasticity rule) Adaptive LIF 131,000 N/A 126 M Yes .45 W 

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