Development of a neuromorphic computing system

Although a variety of solutions for neuromorphic systems based on different hardware technology and software programming schemes, there has yet to be a common accepted one. Based on some recent findings in brain science, we propose a new design rule for developing a brain inspired computing system. We design and fabricate a neuromorphic chip, named `Tianji' chip. A multi-chip architecture-based PCB board has been demonstrated. The detailed hardware implementation and software programming scheme are presented in this paper.

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