A neuromorphic and synaptronic system comprising: a plurality of electronic neurons; and a crossbar array network configured for interconnecting the plurality of electronic neurons, the crossbar array network comprising: a plurality of crossbar arrays, each crossbar array comprising: a plurality of axons and a plurality of dendrites such that the axons and dendrites are transverse to one another; and multiple synapse devices, wherein each synapse device is at a cross-point junction of the crossbar array coupled between a dendrite and an axon; wherein the crossbar arrays are spatially in a staggered pattern providing a staggered crossbar layout of the synapse devices in a two dimensional plane, such that the multiple synapse devices of each crossbar array are offset relative to the multiple synapse devices of a neighboring crossbar array; each crossbar array comprising a crossbar circuit tile including the corresponding plurality of axons, the plurality of dendrites, the multiple synapse devices, and one or more electronic neurons; and, each crossbar circuit tile being spatially offset relative to a neighboring crossbar circuit tile; the system being characterized in that each crossbar circuit tile is interconnected to a neighboring crossbar circuit tile via N-1 dendrites in a first spatial direction parallel to the two dimensional plane. a plurality of electronic neurons; and a crossbar array network configured for interconnecting the plurality of electronic neurons, the crossbar array network comprising: a plurality of crossbar arrays, each crossbar array comprising: a plurality of axons and a plurality of dendrites such that the axons and dendrites are transverse to one another; and multiple synapse devices, wherein each synapse device is at a cross-point junction of the crossbar array coupled between a dendrite and an axon; wherein the crossbar arrays are spatially in a staggered pattern providing a staggered crossbar layout of the synapse devices in a two dimensional plane, such that the multiple synapse devices of each crossbar array are offset relative to the multiple synapse devices of a neighboring crossbar array; each crossbar array comprising a crossbar circuit tile including the corresponding plurality of axons, the plurality of dendrites, the multiple synapse devices, and one or more electronic neurons; and, each crossbar circuit tile being spatially offset relative to a neighboring crossbar circuit tile; the system being characterized in that each crossbar circuit tile is interconnected to a neighboring crossbar circuit tile via N-1 dendrites in a first spatial direction parallel to the two dimensional plane. a plurality of crossbar arrays, each crossbar array comprising: a plurality of axons and a plurality of dendrites such that the axons and dendrites are transverse to one another; and multiple synapse devices, wherein each synapse device is at a cross-point junction of the crossbar array coupled between a dendrite and an axon; wherein the crossbar arrays are spatially in a staggered pattern providing a staggered crossbar layout of the synapse devices in a two dimensional plane, such that the multiple synapse devices of each crossbar array are offset relative to the multiple synapse devices of a neighboring crossbar array; each crossbar array comprising a crossbar circuit tile including the corresponding plurality of axons, the plurality of dendrites, the multiple synapse devices, and one or more electronic neurons; and, each crossbar circuit tile being spatially offset relative to a neighboring crossbar circuit tile; the system being characterized in that each crossbar circuit tile is interconnected to a neighboring crossbar circuit tile via N-1 dendrites in a first spatial direction parallel to the two dimensional plane. a plurality of axons and a plurality of dendrites such that the axons and dendrites are transverse to one another; and multiple synapse devices, wherein each synapse device is at a cross-point junction of the crossbar array coupled between a dendrite and an axon; wherein the crossbar arrays are spatially in a staggered pattern providing a staggered crossbar layout of the synapse devices in a two dimensional plane, such that the multiple synapse devices of each crossbar array are offset relative to the multiple synapse devices of a neighboring crossbar array; each crossbar array comprising a crossbar circuit tile including the corresponding plurality of axons, the plurality of dendrites, the multiple synapse devices, and one or more electronic neurons; and, each crossbar circuit tile being spatially offset relative to a neighboring crossbar circuit tile; the system being characterized in that each crossbar circuit tile is interconnected to a neighboring crossbar circuit tile via N-1 dendrites in a first spatial direction parallel to the two dimensional plane.