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Challenges of memristor based neuromorphic computing system

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This work was supported by National Science Foundation (NSF) (Grant No. CSR-1717885), and Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) (Grant No. FA8750-15-2-0048). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of AFRL or its contractors.

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Yan, B., Chen, Y. & Li, H. Challenges of memristor based neuromorphic computing system. Sci. China Inf. Sci. 61, 060425 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11432-017-9378-3

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