Towards Ultra-Low Power Bio-Inspired Processing

  • Leila Shepherd
  • Timothy G. Constandinou
  • Chris Toumazou

Keywords

Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Weak Inversion Body Sensor Network Vision Chip Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Technology 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Leila Shepherd
    • 1
  • Timothy G. Constandinou
    • 1
  • Chris Toumazou
    • 1
  1. 1.Imperial College LondonUK

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