TiOx-Based RRAM Synapse With 64-Levels of Conductance and Symmetric Conductance Change by Adopting a Hybrid Pulse Scheme for Neuromorphic Computing

Abstract

We propose TiOx-based resistive switching device for neuromorphic synapse applications. This device is capable of 64-levels conductance states because of their optimized interface between the metal electrode and the TiOx film. To compensate the change in switching power with increasing pulse number, we propose the use of fixed voltage and current pulses in potentiation and depression conditions, respectively. By adopting a hybrid pulse scheme, the symmetry of conductance change under both potentiation and depression conditions is shown to be significantly improved. Both the improved conductance levels and the symmetry of conductance change are directly related with enhanced pattern recognition accuracy, which is confirmed by a neural network simulation.