This review overviews integrated neuromorphic chips based on artificial synaptic devices.
It summarizes recent advances in synaptic materials, device structures, and chip integration.
Key progresses in large-scale integration, low power operation, and synaptic plasticity are highlighted.
Future opportunities of neuromorphic chips in AI, sensing, and intelligent robotics are discussed.
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The schematic diagram of materials, structures and applications of neuromorphic chips discussed in this review
Schematic illustration of biological synapses and artificial synaptic devices
Energy band diagrams illustrating the mechanisms of various types of synaptic device
Schematic of the device architecture and working mechanism of a three-terminal artificial synaptic transistor
A roadmap outlining the development of integrated synaptic-based chips and identifying the trends for future work
Examples of tactile sensors and electronic skin
A hardware-level image recognition system based on a ZnO photo-synapse array
Examples of brain-inspired computing
Examples of intelligent robots
Examples of potential applications