Patent ID: 11954589
Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. An integrated artificial neuron device, comprising:
an integrator circuit coupled between an input node at which at least one input signal is received and an output node at which the integrator circuit delivers at least one output signal; and
a refractory circuit configured to inhibit the integrator circuit for an inhibition duration after the delivery of the at least one output signal, the refractory circuit comprising:
a first transistor having a first conduction terminal coupled to a supply node, a second conduction terminal coupled to a common node, and a control terminal coupled to the output node;
a second transistor having a first conduction terminal coupled to the input node, a second conduction terminal coupled to a reference node at which a reference voltage is received, and a control terminal coupled to the common node; and
a resistive-capacitive circuit comprising a capacitor coupled between the supply node and the common node and a resistor coupled between the common node and the reference node, wherein the inhibition duration is dependent upon a time constant of the resistive-capacitive circuit.