Competitive landscape, page-145

access to the article here:

https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1641060

they used Loihi in the study

also:

"hybrid analog/digitalimplementations based on cross-bar arrays. For the latter, wefound that the development of novel resistive materials is crucialin order to enhance the energy efficiency of analog devices whilemaintaining an adequate footprint. Metal-oxide nanocompositematerials, fabricated using ALD with processes compatible withsemiconductor processing, are promising candidates to fill in thatrole."

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"the new design relies on “new materials, designs and hardware,”


Despite the suggestion, an Argonne official clarified that the webinar will not unveil a physical chip. "The lab doesn't and won't have expertise to make the chips," the spokesman explained. "The scientist and others are exploring potential designs and required materials, which is the webinar's topic." It isn't clear how close the design is to the point of fabrication


https://www.fierceelectronics.com/iot-wireless/argonne-s-insect-brain-inspired-ai-chip-to-be-unveiled-august-webinar


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https://www.anl.gov/article/argonne-scientists-help-explain-phenomenon-in-hardware-that-could-revolutionize-ai






Ramanathan and his team began their experiment by introducing a proton into a quantum material called neodymium nickel oxide (NdNiO3).They soon discovered that applying an electric pulse to the material moved the proton. They further learned that each new position of the proton created a different resistance state, which generated an information storage site called a memory state. Multiple electric pulses created a branch made up of memory states, mimicking the “tree-like” memory process of the human brain.“

This discovery opens up new frontiers for AI that have been largely ignored because the ability to implement this kind of intelligence into electronic hardware has not existed,” Ramanathan said.



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looks like this chip may be mixed analog/digital if the above technologies are incorporated and these are the pieces to be revealed in the webinar