DEVICE IMITATING THE ACTIVITY OF A NERVE CELL (NEURISTOR),

Abstract

A device imitating the activity of a nerve cell ('neuristor') consisting of a divided source of energy, a divided distributed accumulator of energy, and a divided distributed accumulating element is described. For the purpose of increasing the rapidity of the action of the device and the precision of the reproduction, it is designed as a multilayer semiconductor, consisting of a tunnel diode and a four-layer diode connected in sequence through an active resistor, shunted by a distributed capacitance. The connection between the elements ('neuristors') is accomplished by the transmission of signals along the layers of the semiconductor.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 05, 1964
Accession Number
AD0605469

Entities

People

  • Ya. A. Reikhman

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accumulators
  • Capacitance
  • Cells
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Diodes
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Electronics
  • Nerves
  • Neuristors
  • Neurons
  • Precision
  • Resistors
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Sequences
  • Tunnel Diodes

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics