EP3827378A1 - Chaîne synaptique comprenant des résonateurs spintroniques basés sur l'effet hall de spin inverse et réseau de neurones comprenant une telle chaîne synaptique - Google Patents
Chaîne synaptique comprenant des résonateurs spintroniques basés sur l'effet hall de spin inverse et réseau de neurones comprenant une telle chaîne synaptiqueInfo
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- the present invention relates to a synaptic chain and a neural network.
- a CPU is a processor, the acronym CPU coming from the English term “Central Processing Unit” literally meaning central processing unit while a GPU is a graphics processor, the acronym GPU coming from the English term “Graphie Processing Unit” literally meaning graphic unit treatment.
- a neural network is shown diagrammatically in FIG. 1 and is generally composed of a succession of layers of neurons, each of which takes its inputs from the outputs of the previous layer. More precisely, each layer comprises neurons taking their inputs from the outputs of the neurons of the previous layer. Each layer is connected by a plurality of synapses. A synaptic weight is associated with each synapse. It is a real number, which takes positive and negative values. For each layer, the input of a neuron is the weighted sum of the outputs of the neurons of the previous layer, the weighting being done by the synaptic weights.
- a deep neural network is a network comprising more than three layers of neurons and a large number of neurons per layer.
- a Von Neumann funnel problem also called Von Neumann bottleneck according to its English name
- the implementation of a deep neural network involves using both the memory (s) and the processor while the latter elements are spatially separated. This results in a congestion of the communication bus between the memory or memories and the processor.
- CMOS complementary metallic semiconductor oxide
- CMOS complementary metallic semiconductor oxide
- CMOS neural networks and CMOS synapses are synapses using memristors.
- memristor or memristance
- the name is a suitcase word formed from the two English words memory and resistor.
- a memristor effectively stores information because the value of its electrical resistance changes permanently when a current is applied.
- each neuron occupies several tens of micrometers per side.
- each synapse also occupies several tens of micrometers per side.
- the number of neurons and synapses that can be integrated is limited, which results in a decrease in the performance of the neural network.
- the present description proposes a synaptic chain of a neural network, the synaptic chain comprising a converter made of a metal having a strong Hall effect of reverse spin, a transmission line, and synapses, each synapse being a spintronic resonator, the spintronic resonators being in contact with the converter and receiving signals, notably from neurons of a previous layer, by the line transmission, each resonator being a magnetic pad, each resonator having a resonant frequency, each resonator being capable of generating a spin current whose amplitude depends on the ratio between the resonant frequency of the resonator and a reference frequency, the converter being suitable for converting each spin current into charge current.
- each resonator is capable of generating a spin current whose amplitude depends on the ratio between the resonant frequency of the resonator and a reference frequency, a synaptic weight adjustable by the variable frequency of the resonator can be obtained .
- the aforementioned elements of the synaptic chain work together to obtain continuous tension in a simple and compact manner.
- DC voltage weights the amplitude of the alternating signals from neurons in an upstream layer of the neural network by synaptic weights.
- the DC voltage obtained is transmitted to the input of a neuron from a downstream layer of the neural network.
- the synaptic weights are a function of the frequency of the resonators and can be adjusted by changing the resonant frequency of the resonators.
- the synaptic chain comprises one or more of the following characteristics when it is technically possible:
- a metal having a strong Hall effect of reverse spin has an efficiency of conversion of the spin current into charge current greater than 5%.
- the signals are microwave signals.
- the resonators are electrically connected in series and alternately by the converter.
- each resonator has, along a predefined direction, a first terminal and a second terminal and the converter has converter portions, for each resonator of the synaptic chain connected between a first resonator of the synaptic chain, called "upstream resonator ", And a second resonator of the synaptic chain, called" downstream resonator ", the resonator considered is connected, on the one hand, to the downstream resonator by a first portion of converter electrically connecting the first terminal of the resonator considered and the first terminal of the downstream resonator and, on the other share, to the upstream resonator by a second portion of converter electrically connecting the second terminal of the resonator considered and the second terminal of the upstream resonator.
- the neural network uses positive and negative weights, all of the resonators electrically connected in series and alternately by the converter being a structure making it possible to carry out one of the two weights.
- the metal of the converter is an alloy comprising at least one of the elements of the group consisting of Pt, W, Pd, Au, Ag, Ir and Bi.
- each resonator comprises a layer made of an oxide, ferroelectric or phase change material.
- each resonator is provided with an element for adjusting the resonant frequency, the adjustment element being chosen from the group consisting of: a magnetic pad, the magnetic pad having a variable magnetization as a function of the charging current applied to the magnetic pad,
- the magnetic pad having a variable magnetization direction as a function of the charging current, the magnetization of the magnetic pad being fixed,
- the adjustment element is a magnetic stud, the magnetic stud being in contact with the transmission line or the magnetic stud being placed at a distance from the transmission line, an insulating material being interposed between the magnetic stud forming the element d 'adjustment and the transmission line each magnetic stud has a trapezoidal shape in section.
- the present description also relates to a neural network comprising at least one synaptic chain as described above.
- the present description also relates to a neural network comprising synaptic chains, each synaptic chain comprising synapses, each synapse being a spintronic resonator, the spintronic resonators being in series, each spintronic resonator having an adjustable resonance frequency, ordered neural layers , each neuron being a radiofrequency oscillator oscillating at a natural frequency, a lower layer being connected to an upper layer by an interconnection comprising a set of synaptic chains connected to rectification circuits, each frequency of resonance of the set of synaptic chains corresponding to a natural frequency of a radiofrequency oscillator of the lower layer.
- neural network a hardware architecture for neural network.
- this hardware architecture can also be called “device for the implementation of a neural network”.
- Such a neural network makes it possible to reconcile memory and computation, in order to produce fast neural networks, having low consumption and capable of learning in real time.
- the input applied to the layers of neurons is a direct voltage and the output of the layers of neurons is an alternating current.
- the neurons of a lower layer send to the set of synaptic chains the interconnection of alternating currents.
- the rectification circuit makes it possible to rectify the signals at the terminals of the synaptic chains.
- the rectification circuit then creates a continuous voltage which is applied to the upper layer of neurons.
- each resonance frequency of the set of synaptic chains corresponds to a natural frequency of a radiofrequency oscillator of the lower layer
- an alternating voltage is created across the synaptic chains.
- This alternating voltage comes from a superposition of signals whose frequency is the frequency difference between the natural frequency of a radiofrequency oscillator and the resonance frequency of the set of synaptic chains.
- the rectified voltage across the synaptic chain set depends on the frequency difference between the natural frequency of the lower layer radio frequency oscillators and the resonant frequency of the synaptic chain set.
- synaptic weights depend on the frequency difference between the resonant frequency and the oscillation frequency.
- the above elements work together to obtain a neural network with improved performance, that is to say to obtain a greater number of neurons and synapses.
- the neural network includes one or more of the following characteristics when it is technically possible:
- the ratio between the resonance frequency considered and the natural oscillation frequency of a radiofrequency oscillator of the lower layer is less than 1%.
- the neurons of the lower layer are capable of transmitting a signal to the synaptic chains, the signal being a radiofrequency current, a radiofrequency magnetic field or a spin wave.
- the neural network includes elements for adjusting the resonant frequency by modifying one of the voltage, current or magnetic field applied to a spintronic resonator.
- a plane is defined in which the layers of neurons mainly extend, the synaptic chains being arranged perpendicular to the plane.
- a plane is defined in which the layers of neurons mainly extend, the synaptic chains being arranged in the plane.
- the neural network comprises a plurality of spintronic memories, each spintronic memory being associated with a single synaptic chain.
- each synaptic chain has two transmission lines, one line serving as a reference and one line comprising the resonators, the resonators being passive and each line being connected to two diodes, the set of diodes forming the rectification circuit, the set of two transmission lines making it possible to produce one of the two weights.
- the number of layers is greater than 3, preferably greater than 5.
- the number of synaptic chains in a set is greater than 9, preferably greater than 100.
- the interconnection includes a pre-treatment circuit and a post-treatment circuit.
- the preprocessing circuit comprises one of a multiplexer and an amplifier and the postprocessing circuit comprises one of a memory and an amplifier.
- the present description also relates to a neural network synaptic chain, the synaptic chain comprising synapses, each synapse being a spintronic resonator, the spintronic resonators being electrically connected in series by a transmission line and being connected alternately.
- a resonator is a device having at least one resonant frequency. In particular, when an alternating signal has a frequency close to the resonant frequency of the resonator, the resonator has a resonance.
- rectified voltages can be obtained by the spin diode effect, by placing a p-n type diode or by using a rectification circuit composed of CMOS transistors connected to spintronic resonators.
- the synaptic chain comprises one or more of the following characteristics when it is technically possible:
- each resonator comprises a stack of superposed layers in a stacking direction of the layers and each resonator has, in the stacking direction, a first terminal and a second terminal, the transmission line has a plurality of portions of transmission line and, for each resonator of the synaptic chain connected between a first resonator of the synaptic chain, called “upstream resonator”, and a second resonator of the synaptic chain, called “downstream resonator”, the resonator considered is connected, on the one hand , to the downstream resonator by a first portion of transmission line electrically connecting the first terminal of the resonator considered and the first terminal of the downstream resonator and, on the other hand, to the upstream resonator by a second portion of transmission line electrically connecting the second terminal of the resonator considered and the second terminal of the upstream resonator.
- each resonator has terminals and a resonant frequency, each resonator being capable of generating between the terminals a direct voltage whose amplitude depends on the difference in the resonant frequency of the resonator with a reference frequency.
- each resonator is provided with an element for adjusting the resonant frequency, the adjusting element being chosen from the group consisting of: a magnetic pad capable of generating a magnetic field on the resonator,
- a pad having variable magnetization as a function of the current applied to the pad a non-magnetic field line supplied by a current capable of creating a magnetic field on the resonator, and
- At least one resonator comprises a stack of layers superimposed in a stacking direction, the stack comprising a first layer of ferromagnetic material, a layer of non-magnetic material and a second layer of ferromagnetic material, the layer of non-magnetic material being interposed between the two layers of ferromagnetic materials.
- each layer of non-magnetic material is an insulator.
- each layer of non-magnetic material is a metal.
- at least one resonator has a single layer made of a magnetic material having anisotropic magneto-resistance properties.
- the set of synapses further comprises an antenna, the antenna collecting the input microwave signal to transmit it to the spintronic resonators.
- the present description also relates to a neural network comprising at least one synaptic chain as described above.
- FIG. 1 a block diagram representation of a neural network comprising layers of neurons and interconnections
- - Figure 31 a schematic representation of an example of resonator and interconnection adjustment pad according to a twelfth embodiment
- - Figure 32 a schematic representation of an example of resonator and interconnection adjustment pad according to a thirteenth embodiment
- FIG. 40 a schematic representation of an example of resonator and interconnection adjustment according to a twenty-first embodiment
- FIG. 44 a schematic representation of an example of an interconnection resonator according to a twenty-third embodiment.
- a neural network 100 is illustrated in FIG. 2.
- Neural network 100 is a deep neural network.
- the neural network 100 comprises layers of neurons 102 and interconnections 104 between the layers of neurons 102.
- Each layer of neurons 102 is a set of at least two neurons 106.
- a neuron or a nerve cell, is an excitable cell constituting the basic functional unit of the nervous system. Neurons transmit a bioelectric signal called nerve impulse. Neurons have two physiological properties: excitability, i.e. the ability to respond to stimuli and convert them to nerve impulses, and conductivity, i.e. the ability to transmit pulses.
- excitability i.e. the ability to respond to stimuli and convert them to nerve impulses
- conductivity i.e. the ability to transmit pulses.
- the behavior of biological neurons is imitated by a mathematical function which has the property of being non-linear (to be able to transform the input usefully) and preferably to be differentiable (to allow the learning by backpropagation of the gradient).
- a neuron is a component performing an equivalent function.
- the layers of neurons 102 are ordered, so that it is possible to define a subscript k for each layer of neurons 102.
- k is an integer greater than 3, preferably greater than 5. This means that the number of layers of neurons 102 is greater than 3, preferably greater than 5.
- upstream and downstream are defined with respect to the increasing meaning of the index k.
- the first layer of neurons will be called “upstream layer” and referenced 102 (k) and the second layer of neurons will be called “downstream layer” and referenced 102 (k + 1) .
- the “upstream layer” can be called “lower layer” and the “downstream layer” can be called “upper layer”.
- Each layer of neurons 102 is connected by an interconnection 104 to another layer of neurons 102.
- a lower layer 102 (k) is connected to an upper layer 102 (k + 1) by an interconnection 104 (k ⁇ k + 1 ) .
- the number of layers of neurons 102 is equal to five.
- the index k varies between 1 and 5.
- the first layer of neurons 102 (1) is connected to the second layer of neurons 102 (2) by a first interconnection 104 (1 ⁇ 2)
- the second layer of neurons 102 (2) is connected to the third layer of neurons 102 (3) by a second interconnection 104 (2 ⁇ 3)
- the third layer of neurons 102 (3) is connected to the fourth layer of neurons 102 (4) by a third interconnection 104 (3 ⁇ 4)
- the fourth layer of neurons 102 (4) is connected to the fifth layer of neurons 102 (5) by a fourth interconnection 104 (4 ⁇ 5) .
- N the number of neurons 106 in each layer of neurons 102 (k) is noted N (k) .
- an order is defined for the neurons 106 of a layer 102 (k) .
- the neurons 106 of an upstream layer 102 (k) are identified by an index i, i being an integer varying between 1 and N (k) .
- the i-th neuron 106 of the upstream layer 102 (k) is denoted 106 fe) .
- the signal at the input of the i-th neuron 106 fe) of the upstream layer 102 (k) is noted and the signal at the output of this neuron 106 fe) is noted
- the neurons 106 of a downstream layer 102 (k + 1) are identified by an index j, j being an integer varying between 1 and N (k + 1) .
- the j-th neuron 106 of the downstream layer 102 (k + 1) is denoted 106j fe + 1) .
- the signal at the input of the j-th neuron 106 - fc + 1 ⁇ of the downstream layer 102 (k + 1) is noted.
- the signal at the output of this neuron 10ô fe + 1) is noted y k + 1
- the interconnection I 04 (k ⁇ k + 1) between the upstream layer 102 (k) and the downstream layer 102 (k + 1) comprises a set 108 (k ⁇ k + 1) of chains synaptic
- a synaptic chain 1 10 (k ⁇ k + 1) of the interconnection I 04 (k ⁇ k + 1) between the upstream layer 102 (k) and the downstream layer 102 (k + 1) is a set of H 2 synapses (k ⁇ k + 1) generally connected in series.
- the synapse designates a functional contact zone which is established between two neurons. Depending on its behavior, the biological synapse can excite or even inhibit the downstream neuron in response to the upstream neuron.
- a positive synaptic weight corresponds to an excitatory synapse while a negative synaptic weight corresponds to an inhibitory synapse.
- Biological neural networks learn by modifying synaptic transmissions throughout the network.
- formal neural networks can be trained to perform tasks by modifying the synaptic weights according to a learning rule.
- One of the most effective learning rules today for training deep networks is the back-propagation of the gradient (backpropagation in English).
- a synapse is a component performing a function equivalent to a synaptic weight of modifiable value.
- synaptic chain or “chain” a set of synapses connected in chains, the function of which is to connect all or a subset of neurons from the upstream layer to the downstream layer. More precisely, the output of a synaptic chain is proportional to the weighted sum of the outputs of the neurons of the previous layer which are connected at the input of the chain, the weighting being made by the synaptic weights of the synapses which constitute the chain.
- the number of chains H 0 (k ⁇ k + 1) of the set 108 ⁇ l k + 1) of the interconnection 104 (k ⁇ k + 1) between the upstream layer 102 (k) and the downstream layer 102 ( k + 1) is denoted L (k ⁇ k + 1) .
- the number L (l k + 1) of chains no (k ⁇ k + 1) of the set 108 (k ⁇ k + 1) of the interconnection I 04 (k ⁇ k + 1) between the upstream layer 102 ( k) and the downstream layer 102 (k + 1) is greater than 9, preferably greater than 100.
- the chains H 0 (k ⁇ k + 1) of the interconnection I 04 (k ⁇ k + 1) between the upstream layer 102 (k) and the downstream layer 102 (k + 1) are ordered so that '' it is possible to identify each chain H 0 (k ⁇ k + 1) of the interconnection I 04 (k ⁇ k + 1) between the upstream layer 102 (k) and the downstream layer 102 (k + 1) by a integer I, I varying from 1 to L (k ⁇ k + 1) .
- the l-th chain 1 10 (k ⁇ k + 1) of the interconnection I 04 (k ⁇ k + 1) between the upstream layer 102 (k) and the downstream layer 102 (k + 1) is noted llo .
- synapses H 2 (k ⁇ k + 1) of a synaptic chain H 0 (k ⁇ k + 1) of the interconnection 104 (k ⁇ k + 1) between the upstream layer 102 (k) and the downstream layer 102 (k + 1) are ordered in the synaptic chain no (k ⁇ k + 1) so that it is possible to identify each synapse
- the integer M L is an even integer.
- each integer N (k) , L (k_> k + 1) , M L varies from one layer of neurons 102 to another.
- the description seeks to describe only an upstream layer 102 (k) , a downstream layer 102 (k + 1) and above all the interconnection I 04 (k ⁇ k + 1) between the two layers 102 (k ) and 102 (k + 1) , for the sake of simplification, it is assumed that the integers N (k) , L (k ⁇ k + 1) , M (fc ⁇ k + 1) do not vary by one layer from neurons 102 to another layer of neurons 102, so that exponents involving notations with k can be omitted when there are no ambiguities.
- the i-th neuron 106 of the upstream layer 102 (k) is noted 106; .
- the signal at the input of the i-th neuron 106; of the upstream layer 102 (k) is denoted X; and the signal at the output of this neuron 106; is noted y t .
- the index i varies between 1 and N.
- the j-th neuron 106 of the downstream layer 102 (k + 1) is denoted 106 ⁇ .
- the signal at the input of the j-th neuron 106 - of the downstream layer 102 (k + 1) is denoted x j and the signal at the output of this neuron 106 - is denoted y, ⁇ .
- the index j varies between 1 and N.
- Each neuron 106 whether it is from the upstream layer 102 (k) or the downstream layer 102 (k + 1) is an oscillator whose frequency is between 1 MegaHertz (MHz) to several TeraHertz (THz). Thereafter we will use the term "radio frequency" to refer to this frequency range.
- An oscillator is a device capable of generating oscillations having a controlled amplitude and a fixed or controlled frequency on one or more output (s). It is defined for each neuron 106 a natural oscillation frequency denoted w, when it is a neuron 106 ; of the upstream layer 102 (k) or denoted oo j when it is a neuron 106- of the downstream layer 102 (k + 1) .
- An oscillator being capable of having several oscillation frequencies, by definition, the oscillation frequency of a neuron 106 ; is the frequency of the oscillation with the largest amplitude (the amplitude being defined in peak-to-peak).
- the neurons 106 ; of the upstream layer 102 (k) all have oscillation frequencies w, distinct two by two.
- Neurons 106 from the upstream layer 102 k are capable of emitting an output signal y t in the direction of the synapses 112 ; m of chains 1 10.
- the signal is a radiofrequency electric current, a radiofrequency electromagnetic field or a spin wave.
- Spin waves are fluctuations in the magnetization of ferromagnetic materials around the equilibrium position of the magnetization.
- the spin wave can be localized or propagate.
- a ferromagnetic material has spontaneous magnetization, unlike non-magnetic materials.
- magnetization is a vector quantity which characterizes on the macroscopic scale the magnetic behavior of a sample of matter.
- the magnetization originates from the orbital magnetic moment and the magnetic spin moment of the electrons.
- each neuron 106 ; of the upstream layer 102 (k) is a CMOS oscillator.
- Such an oscillator is based on the transposition of existing electronic assemblies, such as the Colpitts oscillator, the Clapp oscillator, the phase-shift oscillator, the Pierce oscillator, the Hartley oscillator, the Leaky Integrate and Fire oscillator. and its different versions or the oscillator with state variables.
- existing electronic assemblies such as the Colpitts oscillator, the Clapp oscillator, the phase-shift oscillator, the Pierce oscillator, the Hartley oscillator, the Leaky Integrate and Fire oscillator. and its different versions or the oscillator with state variables.
- FIG. 5 such an electronic diagram is proposed for a Colpitts oscillator, each component (inductance, resistance, capacitor and transistor) being produced in CMOS technology.
- This provides a CMOS oscillator with an oscillation signal with a fixed frequency and a controllable amplitude. This results in high emitted power, and low noise.
- each neuron 106 ; of the upstream layer 102 (k) is a spintronic oscillator.
- Such an implementation makes it possible to reduce the size of the first implementation.
- Antiferromagnetism is a property of certain magnetic media. Unlike ferromagnetic materials, in antiferromagnetic materials, the exchange interaction between neighboring atoms leads to an antiparallel alignment of atomic magnetic moments. The total magnetization of the material is then zero. Like ferromagnetics, these materials become paramagnetic above a transition temperature called the Néel temperature.
- spintronics spin electronics or magnetoelectronics
- a spintronic component is a component which exploits the quantum property of the spin of electrons in order to store or process information.
- Neuron 106 comprises a nanopillar 1 14 and means for injecting a supply current 1 16 through the nanopillar 1 14.
- the characteristic diameter of a nanopillar is between 3 nanometers (nm) and 1 micrometer (pm).
- the nanopillar 1 14 has a pattern 1 18. This consists of several layers, superimposed along a direction A of stacking of the layers, namely a first layer 120 made of a ferromagnetic material, a layer intermediate 122 in a non-magnetic material, and a second layer 124 in a ferromagnetic material.
- the nanopillar 1 14 respectively comprises lower layers 126 and upper 128 which are arranged on either side of the pattern 1 18 and constitute contacts allowing the injection of a supply current through the layers 120, 122 and 124.
- the ferromagnetic materials envisaged for the magnetic layers are iron Fe, cobalt Co, nickel Ni and ferromagnetic alloys comprising at least one of these elements (CoFeB for example), as well as Heusler materials, ferromagnetic oxides or semi- ferromagnetic conductors.
- the ferromagnetic material of the second layer 124 is not necessarily identical to that of the first layer 122.
- the non-magnetic intermediate layer 122 is a conductive layer, made for example of copper Cu, gold Au, etc., or an insulating layer, made of Al 2 0 3 , MgO, SrTi0 3 , etc.
- the layers 120, 122 and 124 have a thickness of between a few tenths and a few tens of nanometers. One or more of the layers 120, 122 and 124 has reduced lateral dimensions between 5 nm and 1 ⁇ m. The other layers can be extended (from a few micrometers to several millimeters).
- the lower and upper layers 126 and 128 are made of materials such as ruthenium, copper or gold. These layers have a thickness of about 25 nm. They preferably have a radius similar to that of the constituent layers of the pattern 1 18.
- the means 1 16 suitable for allowing the injection of a supply current through the nanopillar 1 14 are shown diagrammatically in FIG. 6 by a current source 130 which can deliver either a direct current or an alternating current adjustable in intensity and in frequency, either both and electrodes 132 and 134. These electrodes 132 and 134 make it possible to electrically connect the lower and upper layers 126 and 128 to the terminals of the source 130 for the injection of the supply current on the one hand and to a measuring means (not shown) for the determination of the difference in electrical potential at the crossing of nanopillar 1 14, that is to say between the lower and upper layers 126 and 128, on the other hand.
- the lower or upper layers 126 and 128 are produced with a metal having the property of generating a strong Hall spin effect, that is to say metallic alloys comprising one of the following elements: Pt, Pd, W, Ir, Bi, Au.
- the Spin Hall effect is a phenomenon of electrical transport and spin. This effect consists of the appearance of an accumulation of spin on the lateral surfaces of a conductive bar in which an electric current is propagated, the signs of the directions of spin being opposite on the opposite surfaces. In a cylindrical wire, the surface spins thus induced by the current rotate along the wire. When the current changes signs, the spins point in the opposite direction. The spin accumulation thus generated can induce, by spin transfer, the reversal of the magnetization of a magnetic layer placed in contact with one of the surfaces of the conductive bar where the current is injected.
- the layers 126 or 128 have a thickness between 3 nanometers (nm) and 15 nm. These electrodes are then wider than the pillar 1 14 and extended to allow the injection of current necessary to generate the accumulation of spin by Hall spin effect. The current injection is then made in the plane of the electrode 132 or 134. The injection means 1 16 are then such that the current source 130 is connected on either side of the electrode 132 or the electrode 134.
- the first and second ferromagnetic layers 120 and 124 are characterized by specific remanent states illustrated in Figures 13-18.
- FIGS. 13 to 16 describe magnetization equilibrium configurations such that the first ferromagnetic layers 120 and 124 have a uniform (or substantially uniform) magnetization and have the properties described below: the magnetizations of the two ferromagnetic layers 120 and 124 point in the plane of the ferromagnetic layers 120 and 124 and are aligned for the case of FIG. 13; the magnetizations of the two ferromagnetic layers 120 and 124 for the case of FIG. 14 point in the plane of the ferromagnetic layers 120 and 124 and are orthogonal; the magnetizations of the two ferromagnetic layers 120 and 124 for the case of FIG. 15 point out of the plane of the ferromagnetic layers 120 and 124 and are aligned and for the case of FIG.
- one of the magnetizations is out of the plane of the ferromagnetic layers 120 and 124 and the other magnetization is in the plane of the layers ferromagnetics 120 and 124.
- the configuration of the two ferromagnetic layers 120 and 124 is a configuration of vortex type.
- the magnetization forms a spiral in the plane of the ferromagnetic layers 120 and 124 except in the heart of the vortex in the center where the magnetization points out of the plane of the ferromagnetic layers 120 and 124.
- the vortexes of the two ferromagnetic layers 120 and 124 have identical or opposite chirality or polarity.
- the chirality is the direction of rotation of the vortex while the polarity is the orientation of the magnetization of the heart.
- FIG. 18 corresponds to a mixed configuration, that is to say a vortex configuration in one of the two ferromagnetic layers 120 and 124 while the configuration of the magnetization in the other ferromagnetic layer 120 or 124 is uniform with any direction relative to the plane of the two ferromagnetic layers 120 and 124.
- the stacking of the nanopillar 1 14 layers, lower layer, constituent layers of the pattern and upper layer is carried out by techniques such as sputtering, epitaxy by molecular jets or pulsed laser ablation.
- the shaping of the pillar layers is done by techniques combining electronic lithography, optical lithography, laser lithography or focused ion etching, followed by an etching technique.
- the pattern 1 18 of nanopillar 1 14 of this oscillator comprises a third magnetic element 136.
- This element 136 can be a simple ferromagnetic layer having a fixed and uniform magnetization.
- An alternative for this element 136 is a set of two ferromagnetic layers coupled by exchange coupling and biased by an antiferromagnetic layer, known to the skilled person under the name "synthetic antiferromagnetic" (SAF in English). In all cases, this third element 136 plays the role of detector.
- this third magnetic layer 136 is located below the first layer 120 or above the second layer 124, along the axis A, and is separated from the latter by a separation layer 138.
- the separation layer 138 is made of a metallic material such as Ru, Cu and has a thickness of approximately 1 nm.
- the elementary pattern 1 18 of the nanopillar 1 14 of FIG. 6 (constituted by a first ferromagnetic layer 120, a non-magnetic intermediate layer 122 and a second ferromagnetic layer 124) is repeated at least a second time in the direction A of the nanopillar 1 14.
- the elementary pattern which is repeated consists of the pattern 1 18 presented in FIG. 7.
- the patterns are separated from each other by a separation layer 142.
- This is made of a metallic material.
- the oscillators previously presented can be arranged in different ways to form a layer of neurons 102.
- the oscillators are placed in line. In such a case, the oscillators are not electrically connected.
- the oscillators are placed in line and connected in order to carry out a multiplexing of the output signals of the oscillators.
- N nanopillars 1 14, each identical to that of FIG. 6, that of FIG. 7 or that of FIG. 8 (or their variants), are periodically placed on a planar substrate 144.
- a two-dimensional network of nanopiles 1 14 is then generated.
- the means for injecting a supply current are electrodes connecting the various nanopiles 1 14.
- neurons 106 As previously described, multiple embodiments are possible for neurons 106.
- each oscillator has the same structure as the synapses 1 12 which will be described below.
- each neuron 106 is an own oscillator for outputting a radio frequency current I F cos (w;. T) where F is the current amplitude and o) t the current frequency.
- the oscillator delivers a stochastic or telegraph signal with an amplitude I FF and an average frequency w ; .
- the oscillator is a spintronic type oscillator to guarantee the obtaining of a neural network 100 having a small footprint.
- the neural network 100 is a fixed neural network.
- a fixed network is a network in which learning is done offline, i.e. the values of the synaptic weights are determined by training another neural network, then the neural network 100 is manufactured to implement the previously determined weights.
- the interconnection 104 also includes a preprocessing circuit 150, rectification circuits 152, a plurality of memories 154 and a postprocessing circuit 156.
- the preprocessing circuit 150 is suitable for ensuring the interface between the upstream layer of neurons 102 (k) and the input of the chains 110.
- the preprocessing circuit 150 comprises a multiplexer 158 and a radiofrequency amplifier 160.
- a multiplexer is a circuit that allows different types of signals to be concentrated on the same transmission channel.
- An amplifier is an electronic system that increases the voltage and / or intensity of an electrical signal.
- the preprocessing circuit 150 comprises only one of the multiplexer 158 and the amplifier 160.
- no preprocessing circuit 150 is present in the neural network 100.
- each chain 1 10 comprises synapses 1 12 and at least one transmission line 162.
- the synapses 1 12 are arranged next to each other in the first transverse direction X, direction along which the chains 1 10 extend.
- Each synapse 11 2 comprises a spintronic resonator 164.
- a resonator is an electrical component having a resonant frequency. More precisely, the response of a resonator to a radiofrequency signal is higher in a certain range around the resonance frequency.
- a spintronic resonator is a magneto-resistive resonator.
- a spintronic resonator is an electrical component comprising one or more ferromagnetic layers and the magnetization of at least one of the layers of which can be brought into resonant precession by a radiofrequency signal.
- the precession of the magnetization causes a variation in the resistance of the resonator by magneto-resistive effect.
- the resonant frequency of the resonator depends on the dimensions of the ferromagnetic layer, the magnetic field which is applied to the ferromagnetic layer and the ferromagnetic material or materials which form the ferromagnetic layer.
- the magnetization dynamics of the resonator can be due to or assisted by thermal fluctuations.
- the resonator is superparamagnetic.
- the synapses 1 12i , m of the same chain 1 10 all have resonance frequencies ooi , m distinct two by two.
- each synapse 1 12g of a chain 110 is able to interact with a single neuron 106 ; of the upstream layer 102 (k) and the output signal y t of each neuron 106 ; of the upstream layer 102 (k) interacts with a single synapse 1 12 I of a chain 110 ; . More precisely, a synapse 1 12 I is suitable for modulating the output signal y t of neuron 106 ; .
- the resonance frequency wu of the synapse 1 12 I is then relatively close to the oscillation frequency w ,.
- the ratio between the neck resonant frequency and the oscillation frequency w is less than 1%.
- the modulation of the output signal y t of each neuron 106 is interpreted as a synaptic weight W.
- the synaptic weight W corresponding to the modulation of the output signal y t of the i-th each neuron 106 ; of the upstream layer 102 (k) by the i-th synapse 1 12 I of the l-th chain 1 10u is noted Wu.
- the synaptic weight Wu is a function of the resonance frequency ooi , m of the synapse 1112i , m and the frequency of oscillation w, of neuron 106 ; .
- the synaptic weight Wu is written as a function f of the ratio between the resonance frequency wu of the synapse 1121 , m and the frequency of oscillation CO, of the neuron 106 ; .
- the synapse 1 12 comprises a stack 166 of several superimposed layers along a stacking direction, a first terminal 168 and a second terminal 170.
- stacking direction Z is symbolized in the figures by the Z axis.
- the stacking direction is therefore designated by the expression “stacking direction Z" in the rest of the description.
- a first transverse direction is also defined. As shown in Figures 1 1 and 12, the first transverse direction is perpendicular to the stacking direction Z and contained in the plane of the sheet. The first transverse direction is symbolized in the figures by an axis X. The first transverse direction is therefore designated by the expression "first transverse direction X" in the rest of the description.
- a second transverse direction is also defined as being perpendicular to the stacking direction Z and to the first transverse direction X.
- the second transverse direction is symbolized in the figures by a Y axis.
- the second transverse direction is therefore designated by the expression "Second transverse direction Y" in the rest of the description.
- the stack 166 comprises three layers: a first layer C1, a second layer C2 and a third layer C3.
- the first layer C1 will subsequently be called the reference pad.
- the first layer C1 has a magnetization, called reference magnetization.
- the first layer C1 is a layer of a first material MAT1.
- the first MAT 1 material is a ferromagnetic material.
- the first material MAT1 is, for example, an alloy of ferromagnetic transition metals (also called 3d ferromagnetic metals).
- ferromagnetic transition metals also called 3d ferromagnetic metals.
- NiFe, CoFe, CoFeB, CoNi, CoPt, FePt are such alloys of ferromagnetic transition metals.
- the first MAT1 material is a HeusIer alloy.
- a Heusler alloy is a ferromagnetic metal alloy based on a Heusler phase, an intermetallic phase of particular composition, of cubic crystallographic structure with centered faces.
- the first material MAT1 is an alloy of rare earths.
- Rare earths are a group of metals with similar properties including scandium Sc, yttrium Y, and the fifteen lanthanides comprising the 15 elements ranging from lanthanum to lutetium in the periodic table.
- the second layer C2 is inserted between the first layer C1 and the third layer C3 in the stacking direction Z.
- the second layer C2 is a barrier layer.
- the second layer C2 is a layer of a second material MAT2.
- the second material MAT2 is a non-magnetic material.
- the second material MAT2 is a metal
- the second MAT2 material is, for example, copper (Cu), ruthenium (Ru) or gold (Au).
- the synapse 1 12 forms a "spin valve".
- a spin valve is a component, comprising two or more layers of magnetic conductive materials, whose electrical resistance can be changed between several values depending on the relative angle between the magnetizations of the layers.
- the third layer C3 will be referred to hereinafter as the resonance pad.
- the third layer C3 has a magnetization.
- the third layer C3 is a layer of a third material MAT3.
- the third MAT3 material is a ferromagnetic material.
- first MAT1 material is also valid for the third MAT3 material.
- first material MAT1 and the third material MAT3 are distinct or identical.
- the stack 166 comprises additional layers as described in the case of the oscillators.
- the first layer C1 comprises two ferromagnetic layers coupled by exchange coupling and biased by an antiferromagnetic layer, known by the skilled person under the name "synthetic antiferromagnetic" (SAF in English ).
- SAF synthetic antiferromagnetic
- one or more layers C1, C2 and C3 of the stack 166 has a structure with a plurality of layers for the growth needs of the layers C1, C2 and C3 to be formed.
- the first terminal 168 has a base 172, a first electrical contact 174 and a second electrical contact 176.
- the base 172 is in contact with the first layer C1.
- Each electrical contact 174 and 176 is arranged at a respective end of the base 172, on either side of the stack 166 of layers in the first transverse direction X.
- the second terminal 170 is connected to the third layer C3.
- the resonator 164 has a so-called CCP geometry, that is to say that the current supplying the resonator 164 is injected perpendicular to the layers C1, C2 and C3.
- the electrical connection between the different synapses 1 12 is a specific serial connection which will be called hereinafter an alternating connection.
- the terminal 168 of the first synapse 1 12i , i is connected to the terminal 168 of the second synapse 1 1 2I, 2 by a first portion 162A of the transmission line 162;
- terminal 170 of the second synapse 1 12I, 2 is connected to terminal 170 of the third synapse 1 1 2I, 2 by a second portion 162B of the transmission line 162;
- terminal 168 of the third synapse 1 1 2I, 3 is connected to terminal 168 of the fourth synapse 1 1 2I, 4 by a third portion 162C of the transmission line 162, and terminal 170 of the fourth synapse 1 1 2I , 4 is connected to terminal 170 of the fifth synapse 1 12I, 5 by a fourth portion 162D of the transmission line 162.
- each portion 162A, 162B, 162C and 162D forms the transmission line 162.
- the transmission line 162 also comprises an additional portion 162E.
- the first additional portion 162E is connected to terminal 170 of the first synapse 1 12 U.
- connection is alternated in the sense that a synapse 1 12 located between two synapses 1 12 is connected to the downstream synapse 1 12 by a portion of line connecting the first terminals 168 while the synapse 1 12 considered is also connected to the synapse 1 12 upstream by a portion of line connecting the second terminals 170.
- An alternation of the terminals 168 or 170 is indeed present.
- the synapse 1 12 is also suitable for rectifying part of the radiofrequency signal traversing the transmission line 162, so that the rectification circuit 152 and the synapse 1 12 are combined.
- the transmission line 162 thus has a double role: injection of the radiofrequency current coming from the preceding layer of neurons and collection of the sum of the voltages rectified by the synapses 1 12 of the chain.
- the memories 154 are spintronic memories.
- the memories 154 are assemblies of layers having the same structure as the synapses 1 12.
- the ST-MRAM memories (from the English “Spin-torque Magnetic Random Access Memories") are based on magnetic tunnel junctions. Such memories are compatible with resonators based on spin valves and magnetic tunnel junctions and can be used to make memories 154.
- the post-processing circuit 156 is suitable for ensuring the interface between the output of the chains 110 and the downstream layer of neurons 102 (k + 1) .
- the post-processing circuit 156 comprises a spintronic memory 70 and a continuous signal amplifier 72.
- the post-processing circuit 156 comprises only one of the spintronic memory 70 and the amplifier 72.
- no post-processing circuit 156 is present in the neural network 100.
- the radiofrequency current (multiplexed and amplified in the case described) coming from the neurons 106 is applied to the synapses 1 12 simultaneously by direct injection through the transmission line 162. In this implementation, this amounts to directly injecting the radiofrequency current at through the resonator 164.
- a radiofrequency current l F cos ⁇ ù) i. t) is applied to a resonator 164 implementing a synapse 1 12i , m .
- the combination of spin transfer effects, spin-orbit couples (Hall spin effect or Rashba effect) and fields created by the current will lead to a precession of the magnetization of the third layer C3.
- the precession of the third layer C3 may be due to spin waves emitted by neurons from the previous layer.
- the dynamics of the third layer C3 may be due to thermal fluctuations if the resonator is superparamagnetic.
- the following description describes the case of harmonic resonators but the derivation in the case of superparamagnetic resonators is immediate.
- each resonator 164 can operate according to one of the magnetic configurations illustrated in FIGS. 13 to 18, therefore in particular according to configurations with vortex. This observation applies to all the structures which will be described later in the application.
- the amplitude of the precession is all the greater as the amplitude of the radiofrequency current lf F e is high and the frequency w * is close to the resonance frequency w 1th of the third layer C3.
- the amplitude of the oscillation q of the precession is proportional to the radiofrequency current.
- the resistance of the resonator 164 depends directly on the amplitude of the oscillation Q of the precession of the magnetization. As a result, the resistance of the resonator 164 also oscillates.
- the spin diode effect is sometimes called ferromagnetic resonance induced by spin transfer (name better known by the acronym ST - FMR).
- the rectified voltage between the two terminals of the resonator 164 is expressed as:
- spin diode is proportional to (7 F ) 2 .
- spin diode is a weighted sum of a Lorentzian component and an anti-Lorentzian component corresponding to the variations in the amplitude of the oscillation of the magnetization Q either in phase or in phase quadrature with the radiofrequency current lf F (t).
- a Lorentzian function I (w 0 , w) is defined by:
- An antiLorentzian function Z / (w 0 , w) is defined by:
- w 0 is the resonant frequency and D is the bandwidth of the resonator, corresponding to the width of the frequency band in which the response of the resonator is high.
- the anti-Lorentzian component of the spin diode term is preponderant compared to the Lorentzian component when the radiofrequency current lf F (t) generates a magnetic field.
- a magnetic field is generated by the radio frequency current (Oersted field) and by the spin transfer torque.
- the anti-Lorentzian component is preferably used to obtain the synaptic weight of the synapse ll2 im because, when the resonant frequency of the resonator w 1 hi and the frequency of the corresponding neuron o) t are close, the Lorentzian component of the rectified voltage is proportional to the term (w * - w th ).
- the voltage across the transmission line 162 running through the entire chain 110i is proportional to the sum of the squares of the radio frequency signals coming from neurons 106 (k 1) of the previous layer weighted by the difference between the frequencies of neurons 106 (k) and synapses 112 ; m of the chain.
- the resulting voltage can then be sent to the post-processing circuit 156, then supply the neuron 106i (k + 1) , which corresponds to carrying out the inference.
- the neural network 100 is suitable for implementing a technique for compensating for the decrease with the frequency of the amplitude of the resonance.
- the compensation is implemented by the amplifiers (first technique), by choosing a specific geometry of the transmission line 162 (second technique) or by a judicious choice of the order of the resonators 164 on the transmission line 162 (third technique).
- the judicious choice is to order the resonators 164 according to a decreasing frequency
- each neuron 106 and each synapse 1 12 respectively occupies a limited space, typically less than 100 c 100 nm 2 for each neuron 106 and each synapse 1 12.
- the neural network 100 has a greater number of neurons 106 and synapses 1 12 compared to the neural networks known from the prior art. This makes it possible to obtain a neural network 100 exhibiting improved performance compared to the neural networks known from the prior art.
- the proposed implementation makes it possible to produce a neural network 100 which is a deep and fixed neural network.
- metal layer spin valves is particularly easy.
- each resonator 164 is relatively low. This means that it is possible to place many resonators 164 in series in the transmission line 162 without the resonators 164 inducing too strong attenuation of the radiofrequency signal which is injected into the transmission line 162.
- the operation of the neural network 100 according to the embodiment M2 is similar to the operation of the neural network 100 according to the embodiment M1.
- the benefits provided by the neural network 100 according to the embodiment M2 are similar to the benefits provided by the neural network 100 according to the embodiment M1.
- the embodiment M2 is described by difference with the embodiment M1.
- the resonator 164 according to the embodiment M2 is in a CIP configuration, that is to say that the current is injected into the plane of the layers C1, C2 and C3.
- the second MAT2 material is a metal.
- the two electrical contacts 174 and 176 are attached to the third layer C3.
- the neural network 100 according to the embodiment M2 has the advantage of being easier to produce than the neural network according to the embodiment M1.
- THIRD EMBODIMENT M3
- the embodiment M3 is described by difference from the embodiment M1.
- the resonator 164 according to the embodiment M3 is formed of a single layer C3 instead of the three layers C1, C2 and C3.
- the single layer is a layer made of magnetic material.
- a synapse 1 12 is based on the effect of anisotropic magneto-resistance.
- the anisotropic magneto-resistance qualifies the resistance variations as a function of the angle made by the magnetization with the direction of the injected current.
- the neural network 100 according to the embodiment M3 has the advantage of being very easy to produce.
- the embodiment M4 is described by difference from the embodiment M1.
- the second material MAT2 is an insulator.
- the resonator 164 is a magnetic tunnel junction.
- the second MAT2 material is magnesium oxide (MgO), aluminum oxide (Al 2 0 3 ), lead titano-zirconate (PZT), bismuth ferrite (BiFe0 3 ), barium titanate (BaTi0 3 ) or hafnium oxide (HfOx).
- the magnetic tunnel junctions are compatible with STT-MRAM spintronic memories.
- the embodiment M5 is described by difference from the embodiment M1.
- the radiofrequency current coming from the neurons 106 is injected into an antenna or a field line 182 placed near the resonator 164.
- the antenna or the field line 182 forms a transmission line in contact with an intermediate layer 184.
- the intermediate layer 184 is in contact with the second terminal 170.
- These are 'an electrical insulator such as Si0 2 , SiC, SiN or AIO x .
- the transmission line 162 only plays the role of reading (collection) of the rectified voltages coming from the resonators 164.
- the resonator 164 is either the resonator 164 of the first structure (spin valve in CPP configuration, that is to say that the current is injected perpendicular to the plane of the layers C1 , C2 and C3) either a magnetic tunnel junction or a spin valve in CIP configuration.
- the resonator 164 is strongly coupled to the antenna 182 by capacitive effect so that a strong radiofrequency current is generated in the resonator 164.
- the neural network 100 is a binary reconfigurable neural network.
- a binary reconfigurable neural network 100 is a network capable of reconfiguring the weights on only two values. Reconfiguring a network allows the network to perform various tasks.
- the embodiment M6 is described by difference from the embodiment M1.
- the embodiment M6 is notably illustrated in FIG. 26.
- Each synapse 112 has an element for adjusting the resonance frequency 188.
- the adjustment element 188 is capable of generating a magnetic field on the resonator 164.
- the magnetic field that the adjustment element 188 is capable of generating is along the axis of magnetization.
- the adjustment element 188 comprises a stack 166 of layers in the stacking direction Z, a first terminal 168 and a second terminal 170.
- the stack 166 comprises at least one ferromagnetic layer CM.
- control pad The ferromagnetic layer CM of the adjustment element 188 will be referred to hereinafter as "control pad”.
- the first terminal 168 of the adjustment element 188 is merged with a portion 162A connecting two first terminals 168 of a portion of the transmission line 162.
- the second terminal 170 of the adjustment element 188 is similar to the second terminal 170 of the resonator 164 of the first structure of the first example. The same remarks therefore apply to the stacking 166 of the adjustment element 188 and are not repeated here.
- the second terminal 170 is not connected to any portion of the transmission line 162.
- the distance between the third layer C3 of the stack 166 of the resonator 164 and the ferromagnetic layer CM defined as the distance between the centers of gravity of the two layers along the first transverse direction X is called the first distance di.
- the adjustment element 188 In operation, at a synapse 11 2, the adjustment element 188 generates a magnetic field on the resonator 164.
- the magnetic field applied to the stack 166 of the resonator 164 depends on the first distance di, on the magnetization of the adjustment element 188 and on the geometry of the adjustment element 188.
- the magnetization of the adjustment element 188 is modified by spin transfer by injecting current pulses between the two terminals 168 and 170 of the adjustment element.
- the magnetization of the resonator 164 is fixed. Due to the positioning of the adjustment element 188, the magnetization of the ferromagnetic layer CM of the resonator 164 does not see the same field profile magnetic according to the direction that the magnetization of the third layer C3 of the resonator 164 takes with respect to the first transverse direction X.
- resonator 164 having two resonant frequencies ooi , m, i and u) i, m , 2 different. These two resonance frequencies correspond to two different values of the synaptic weight of the synapse 1121, m .
- the magnetization of the adjustment element 188 is modified by spin transfer and injection of a radiofrequency current at the resonance frequency of the ferromagnetic layer CM between terminals 168 and 170.
- the radiofrequency current is cut off because the magnetization of the adjustment element 188 is in position balance.
- the adjustment element 188 is supplied with current through the second terminal 170 so as to generate a Hall spin effect resulting by spin transfer in a modification of the orientation of the magnetization of the ferromagnetic layer CM.
- the embodiment M7 is described by difference from the embodiment M6.
- the embodiment M7 is notably illustrated in FIG. 27.
- the stack 166 of the adjustment element 188 is similar to the stack 166 of the resonator 164 of embodiment M1 or of embodiment M5.
- the materials of the layers of the stack 166 of the adjustment element 188 are identical to the materials of the stack 166 of the resonator 164.
- the third layer C3 of the adjustment element 188 is often called the "control pad”.
- the first terminal 168 of the adjustment element 188 is merged with a portion 162A connecting two first terminals 168 of a portion of the transmission line 162
- the second terminal 170 of the adjustment element 188 is similar to the second terminal 170 of the resonator 164 of the first structure of the first example. The same remarks therefore apply to the stack 166 of the adjustment element 188 and are not repeated here.
- the second terminal 170 is not connected to any portion of the transmission line 162.
- the third layer C3 of the adjustment element 188 is arranged opposite the third layer C3 of the resonator 164.
- the distance between the two layers C3 defined as the distance between the centers of gravity of the two layers along the first transverse direction X is called the second distance d 2 .
- the embodiment M8 is described by difference from the embodiment M6.
- the embodiment M8 is notably illustrated in FIG. 28.
- the resonator 164 is the resonator 164 of the embodiments M1, M2, M3 or M4. Each resonator 164 has an adjustment element 188.
- adjustment element 188 is a set of connections 189 and a current or voltage generator 190.
- Each link 189 is a specific link to a resonator 164.
- the generator 190 applies current or voltage sequences making it possible to modify the orientation of the magnetization of the third layer C3 by spin transfer or spin Hall effect.
- the current can then be cut off because the magnetization is then in the equilibrium position.
- the M8 embodiment is easier to realize than the M6 and M7 embodiments.
- the neural network 100 is a neural network capable of learning by an almost continuous variation in the value of its weights.
- the embodiment M9 is described by difference from the embodiment M1.
- the embodiment M9 is notably illustrated in FIG. 29.
- the adjustment element 188 is a fourth layer C4.
- the fourth layer C4 is part of stack 166 of a synapse 1 12.
- the fourth layer C4 is placed near the third layer C3 of the adjustment element 188, at a distance such that the fourth layer C4 has an influence on the magnetization of the third layer C3 of the synapse 1 12.
- the fourth layer C4 is made of a fourth material MAT4 having a property controllable by the application of an electric voltage or an electric current on the fourth layer C4.
- the property is, for example, a ferroelectric property or a magnetic property or a mechanical property or a structural property.
- the fourth layer C4 has a certain degree of oxidation implying the presence of oxygen ions.
- the application of an electric field causes the displacement of oxygen ions due to their charge. This displacement is a migration.
- the migration effect is all the stronger at the interface between the third layer C3 and the fourth layer C4 where the electric field is increased due to the break in symmetry.
- interface magnetic anisotropy is very dependent on the interface oxygen, it becomes possible to vary the magnetic anisotropy, and therefore the resonance frequency of the third layer C3 by modifying the oxygen content of the interface between the third layer C3 and the fourth layer C4 by applying an electric field to the fourth layer C4.
- the variation of the property under the effect of voltage or current may result from a phenomenon of creation of conductive filaments by ionic or atomic diffusion.
- ion or atom migrations can occur.
- the migrations propagate in the form of filaments (and not in the form of a diffusion front).
- the filaments generate a more or less conductive bridge between the third layer C3 and the fourth layer C4. This results in a local modification of the space charge at the interface between the third layer C3 and the fourth layer C4 which modifies, on average, the magnetic interface anisotropy of the third layer C3.
- the variation of the property under the effect of the voltage or the current results from a modification of the configuration of the electrical polarization.
- the variation of the property under the effect of voltage or current is generated by a modification of the configuration of the atomic mesh.
- the variation of the property under the effect of the voltage or the current results from a phenomenon of modification of the crystallinity.
- the application of an electric field creates a current capable of melting the material towards an amorphous phase (disorder of the atomic mesh) or on the contrary making it return to a crystalline configuration (order of the atomic mesh).
- This causes mechanical stresses on the third layer C3 which can change both the amplitude of the magnetization and the magnetic interface anisotropy.
- the fourth MAT4 material has a property controllable by the application of an electric voltage or an electric current on the fourth layer C4.
- the variation in property under the effect of voltage or current can result from at least one phenomenon among the migration of oxygen vacancies, the creation of conductive filaments by ionic or atomic diffusion, the modification of the configuration of the electric polarization, the modification of the configuration of the atomic mesh and the modification of the crystallinity.
- An example of such a fourth MAT4 material is an insulating oxide.
- TiO x , TaO x, AIOx and HfO x are examples of insulating oxide.
- the fourth material MAT4 is a ferroelectric and piezoelectric material.
- PZT, BiFe0 3 , BaTi0 3 are examples of ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials.
- the fourth material MAT4 is a phase change material.
- a voltage pulse is applied to the fourth layer C4. This leads to a variation in the property of the fourth layer C4 causing a modification of the magnetization or the magnetic anisotropy of the third layer C3.
- the modification of the magnetic anisotropy of the third layer C3 makes it possible to change the resonance frequency ooi, m of the synapse 1 12i, m .
- the modification of the voltage characteristics therefore makes it possible to modify the value of the resonance frequency ooi , m of the synapse 1 12i , m .
- the embodiment M10 is described by difference from the embodiment M6.
- the embodiment M10 is notably illustrated in FIG. 30.
- the interconnection 104 comprises a current generator (not shown in this figure) suitable for applying currents continuously.
- Adjustment item 188 is a set of control lines.
- Each control line is connected to the current generator.
- Each control line is perpendicular to the transmission line 162 (omitted in this figure).
- each control line is arranged on a plate made of an insulating material.
- the plate is in contact with each second terminal 170 of the resonators 164 forming part of the same synaptic chain 110.
- the memories 154 are, moreover, suitable for storing the value of the amplitude of the current applied to each control line.
- the memories 154 are memory cells controlled by spin transfer (ST MRAM).
- such memories 154 are spin valves or magnetic tunnel junctions having a structure similar to the resonator 164. Ideally, the memories 154 and the resonators 164 are identical in terms of structure.
- each memory 154 is produced with the same materials and the same stacks as the resonators 164 to facilitate the manufacture of the interconnection 104.
- the application of a current generates a magnetic field on the corresponding resonator 164.
- the modification of the characteristics of the current therefore makes it possible to continuously modify the value of the resonance frequency ooi, m of the synapse 1 12i, m .
- the values of the amplitude of the current applied to each control line are stored in a respective memory 154. This makes it possible to know the value of the resonance frequency ooi , m of the synapse 1 12i , m and thereby the synaptic weight of the synapse 1 12i , m considered.
- the embodiment M1 1 is described by difference from the embodiment M10.
- Each control line is directly connected to the second terminal 170 of the resonator 164 to which the control line is associated with the resonator 164.
- each control line is made of a metal with a strong Hall spin effect.
- the application of the current through the second terminal 170 on the resonator 164 results in a spin current through the third layer C3 by Rashba effect or by Hall spin effect having the consequence of modifying the value of the frequency resonance ooi, m from synapse 1 12i, m .
- the Rashba effect is a bursting of the bands of spins of a layer which depends on the moment applied. This effect is a combined effect of spin-orbit interaction and asymmetry of the crystal potential. Such an effect is similar to the burst in particles and antiparticles predicted by the model resulting from the use of the Hamiltonian of Dirac.
- the spin-orbit interaction is an interaction between the spin of a particle and the movement of the particle.
- the spin-orbit interaction is also called the spin-orbit effect or spin-orbit coupling.
- the embodiment M12 is described by difference from the embodiment M7.
- the embodiment M12 is notably illustrated in FIG. 31.
- a spin or spin-orbit torque transfer controls the orientation of the magnetization of the third layer C3 of the adjustment element 188.
- the current generator is capable of applying a plurality of current amplitudes so that the orientation of the magnetization of the third layer C3 of the adjustment element 188 is continuously adjustable.
- the different amplitude values of the load current are stored in the memories 154.
- the embodiment M12 corresponds to the embodiment M6.
- the embodiment M13 is described by difference with the embodiment M1 1.
- the embodiment M13 is notably illustrated in FIG. 32.
- the adjustment pad 188 has a vortex type magnetization and the field applied by the adjustment element 188 is in the second transverse direction Y. This difference appears in FIG. 32 with the representation of arrows corresponding to the orientation of the magnetization in the third layer C3 of the adjustment element 188.
- each embodiment M1 to M13 is based on spin diodes.
- synaptic chains 1 10 of each of the embodiments M1 to M13 comprise a set of synapses 1 12, each synapse 1 12 comprising a resonator 164, the resonator 164 being a spintronic resonator.
- the resonators 164 are electrically connected in series alternately by the transmission line 162. The alternating connection is specifically described with reference to FIG. 11.
- the transmission line 162 thus plays in each of the embodiments M1 to M13, with the exception of the embodiment M5, a double role: collecting the rectified signals and transmitting the radiofrequency signals coming from the upstream neuron layer.
- each resonator 164 it has been demonstrated that it is advantageous for each resonator 164 to have terminals 168 and 170 and a resonant frequency, each resonator being suitable for generating between terminals 168 and 170 a direct voltage whose amplitude depends on the deviation of the resonant frequency of the resonator from a reference frequency.
- each resonator 164 is provided with an adjustment element 188 of the resonance frequency to produce neural networks 100 which can be reconfigured binary or with an infinity of variables.
- the adjustment element 188 is chosen from the group consisting of:
- a layer of a material having a different configuration as a function of the current or of the voltage applied to the layer.
- At least one resonator 164 comprises a stack of superposed layers in a stacking direction, the stack comprising a first layer of ferromagnetic material, a layer of non-magnetic material and a second layer of material ferromagnetic, the layer of non-magnetic material being interposed between the two layers of ferromagnetic materials.
- the layer of non-magnetic material is an insulator.
- At least one resonator 164 comprises a single layer made of a material having properties of anisotropic magneto-resistance.
- the embodiment M14 is described by difference from the embodiment M3.
- the embodiment M14 is notably visible in FIGS. 33 and 34.
- a chain 1 10 comprises a second transmission line 163 also comprising synapses 1 12.
- the two transmission lines 162 and 163 and the synapses 1 12 are arranged so that a synapse 1 12 of a first transmission line 162 is opposite a synapse 1 12 of a second transmission line 163.
- each transmission line comprises four synapses 1 12 so that the first synapse 1 12 of the first transmission line 162 is opposite the first synapse 1 12 of the second transmission line 163, the second synapse 1 12 of the first transmission line 162 is opposite the second synapse 1 12 of the second transmission line 163, the third synapse 1 12 of the first transmission line 162 is opposite the third synapse 1 12 of the second transmission line 163 and the fourth synapse 1 12 of the first transmission line 162 is opposite the fourth synapse 1 12 of the second transmission line 163.
- the two transmission lines 162 and 163 are parallel and extend mainly along the first transverse direction X.
- the position of two corresponding synapses 1 12 of the two transmission lines is the same. along the first transverse direction X.
- An insulating layer can be inserted between layer C3 and one of the two transmission lines 162 or 163.
- Each resonator 164 is further provided with a converter.
- the converter is capable of converting a spin current in the layer C3 of the resonator 164 into a charge current by Hall effect of reverse spin.
- the Hall effect of reverse spin is the conversion of a spin current propagating in a direction of propagation into charge current in the direction orthogonal to the direction of propagation.
- the converter has a conversion layer C5.
- the conversion layer C5 is made of a fifth material MAT5.
- the fifth MAT5 material is a metal with a strong Hall effect of reverse spin, i.e. allowing an efficient conversion of the spin current into charge current.
- the fifth MAT5 material is Pt, W, Pd, Au, Ag, Ir, Bi or
- the conversion layer C5 is in contact with the layer C3.
- the converters of the resonators 164 of the same transmission line 162 are electrically connected in series so as to form a conversion line.
- the chain 1 10 also includes two conversion lines.
- the conversion lines are arranged in the form of a meander.
- the meander can be circular, triangular or rectangular.
- the conversion lines are formed by a set of first line portions and second line portions.
- the first portions extend mainly along the first transverse direction X while the second portions extend mainly along the second transverse direction Y. Due to the meandering arrangement, each conversion line alternates between first portion of line and second portion of line.
- the arrangement of the first line portions and of the second line portions is such that each second line portion completely covers the resonator 164.
- the two conversion lines are such that the first portions of lines are alternately close and then far. More specifically, the first line portions which are in the space between the two conversion lines have a corresponding positioning. Similarly, the first line portions which are located outside the space between the two conversion lines have a corresponding positioning.
- the chain 1 10 includes an adder.
- the adder is able to add the potentials of the two conversion lines to obtain an output potential.
- the adder is made in the form of an electrical connection of the two conversion lines in series.
- a radiofrequency current / F cos (ro j . T) is applied in the transmission line 162 and acts on a resonator 164 implementing a synapse 1 12i , m , the radiofrequency field generated will lead to a precession of the magnetization of layer C3.
- the precession of the layer C3 may be due to spin waves emitted by neurons 106 of the previous layer and transmitted by the transmission line.
- each resonator 164 can operate according to one of the magnetic configurations of each of the layers illustrated in FIGS. 13 to 18, therefore in particular according to configurations with vortex. This observation applies to all the structures which will be described later in the application.
- the amplitude of the precession is all the greater as the amplitude of the radiofrequency current lf F e is high and the frequency w * is close to the resonance frequency w 1th of the magnetic layer C3.
- the amplitude of the oscillation Q of the precession is proportional to the radiofrequency current.
- the magnetization precession in the layer C3 generates a continuous spin current l s in the converter C5 placed near the resonator 164.
- a ferromagnetic material whose magnetization is in precession injects a spin current into an adjacent conductor by an ohmic contact, independently of the respective conductance of the two materials.
- the amplitude of the continuous spin current l s increases when at least one of the amplitude of the oscillation Q of the precession and the resonant frequency of the resonator 164 increases.
- the direct spin current l s is converted into a direct voltage by Hall effect of opposite spin.
- the amplitude of the DC voltage increases with the amplitude of the DC spin current l s and the amplitude of the Hall spin effect.
- the amplitude of the DC voltage also depends on magnetic parameters.
- the rectified voltage between the two terminals of the resonator 164 is the weighted sum of a purely electrical contribution and a contribution
- the first line of conversion therefore produces a first part of the synaptic weights.
- the second conversion line 163 produces a second part of the synaptic weights.
- the two parts correspond to contributions of opposite sign to the synaptic weights.
- the voltage across the conversion line C5 traversing the entire chain 110 is proportional to the sum of the radiofrequency signals from the neurons of the previous layer weighted by the ratio between the frequencies of the neurons and the synapses of the chain.
- the resulting voltage can then be sent to the post-processing circuit 156, then supply the neuron 106i (k + 1) , which corresponds to carrying out the inference.
- the embodiment M15 is described by difference from the embodiment M14.
- the embodiment M15 is notably visible in FIG. 35.
- Each synapse 1 12 comprises an adjustment element 188 of the resonant frequency of the resonator 164.
- the adjustment element 188 is composed of at least one ferromagnetic layer.
- each adjustment element 188 is in contact with a respective supply line 192 made of a heavy metal having a strong Hall spin effect.
- the embodiment M16 is described by difference from the embodiment M15.
- the embodiment M16 is notably visible in FIG. 37.
- the adjusting element 188 is not provided with a heavy metal supply line.
- the adjustment element 188 is placed next to the resonator 164.
- a load current is sent to the conversion line, which has the effect of switching the magnetization of the resonator 164 in the desired direction according to the sign of the current applied thanks to the torque due to the spin Hall effect.
- the charging current is cut off, the magnetization being in the equilibrium position.
- the embodiment M17 is described by difference from the embodiment M16.
- the embodiment M17 is notably visible in FIG. 38.
- the adjustment element 188 is positioned above a resonator 164.
- a stack comprising from below up the transmission line 162, the resonator 164, the conversion layer, the layer of insulating material and the adjustment element 188.
- the embodiment M18 is described by difference from the embodiment M15.
- the embodiment M18 is notably visible in FIG. 39.
- the neural network 100 has the characteristics of a neural network 100 according to one of the abovementioned embodiments (embodiments M15 to M17) and at least one of the resonator 164 and the adjustment element 188 has a cross section in a section plane normal to the stacking direction Z which is asymmetrical.
- the asymmetrical section is the same for the resonator 164 and the adjustment element 188.
- the section is a section of trapezoidal shape.
- this can provide four separate resonant frequencies. These four resonant frequencies come from the four distinct magnetic configurations of the magnetization of the resonator 164 and of the adjustment element 188.
- the embodiment M19 is described by difference from the embodiment M14.
- each resonator 164 comprises a fourth layer C4 similar to the embodiment M9.
- the embodiment M20 is described by difference from the embodiment M14.
- the adjustment element 188 is a set of control lines having the same properties in terms of structure and operation as the embodiment M10.
- the embodiment M21 is described by difference from the embodiment M20.
- Figure 40 illustrates the corresponding structure.
- the adjustment element 188 is a set of control lines having the same properties in terms of structure and operation as the embodiment M1 1.
- each embodiment M14 to M21 is based on the combined effects of spin pumping (also called spin battery) and the Hall effect of reverse spin.
- each embodiment is such that the set of synapses comprises a converter made of a metal having a strong Hall effect of reverse spin, a transmission line transmitting the microwave signals emitted by the neurons of the previous layer (microwave currents , electromagnetic fields or spin waves), and synapses, each synapse being a spintronic resonator, the spintronic resonators in contact with the converter, each resonator being a magnetic pad, each resonator having a resonant frequency, each resonator being suitable for generating a spin current whose amplitude depends on the ratio of the resonant frequency of the resonator to a reference frequency, the converter being able to convert each spin current into a load current.
- the set of synapses comprises a converter made of a metal having a strong Hall effect of reverse spin, a transmission line transmitting the microwave signals emitted by the neurons of the previous layer (microwave currents , electromagnetic fields or spin waves), and synapses, each synaps
- the resonators are connected by the converter alternately, the alternating connection being defined with reference to FIG. 33.
- the metal of the converter is a heavy metal with a strong Hall effect of reverse spin.
- the metal of the converter is an alloy comprising one or more of the elements from the group consisting of Pt, W, Pd, Au, Ir, Ag and Bi.
- each resonator is provided with an additional layer made of an oxide, ferroelectric or phase change material.
- each resonator is provided with an adjustment element for the resonant frequency, the adjustment element being chosen from the group consisting of:
- a layer of a material having a different configuration as a function of the current or of the voltage applied to the layer.
- the magnetic stud is in contact with the conversion line, an insulating material being interposed between the magnetic stud and the transmission line and / or each stud has in section a trapezoidal shape.
- EXAMPLE 3 ARCHITECTURE WITH PASSIVE RESONATOR
- the neural network 100 is a fixed network.
- the embodiment M22 is described by difference from the embodiment M1.
- the embodiment M22 is shown in FIGS. 41 to 43.
- each chain 1 10 comprises two sub-chains, the first sub-chain having the function of implementing the positive part of the synaptic weights and the second sub-chain having the function of implementing the negative part of synaptic weights.
- the first substring comprises a separator, synapses 1 12, a transmission line 162 and a reference line.
- the splitter is a radiofrequency signal divider.
- Transmission line 162 extends along the first transverse direction X.
- Transmission line 162 has an input and an output.
- the transmission line 162 is in contact with the substrate as visible in FIG. 43.
- the transmission line 162 and the reference line are parallel to one another.
- Each synapse 1 12 is a resonator 164 having a single layer C3 having the same properties as the third layer C3 in the first structure of the first case of Example 1. As the resonator 164 has no terminals, the resonator 164 is passive.
- the resonators 164 are placed in series above the transmission line 162 as illustrated in FIGS. 41 and 42, so that in FIG. 43, a stack of the resonator 164, of the transmission line 162 and of the substrate.
- the resonators 164 are placed below the transmission line 162.
- the reference line has the same geometry as the transmission line 162.
- the reference line also has an input and an output.
- the rectification circuit 152 includes diodes.
- a diode is connected to the output of each transmission line 162 and to the output of each reference line.
- the diode is, for example, a CMOS type diode.
- the diode transforms the incident radio frequency signal into a continuous signal.
- a radio frequency power detector is used instead of a diode.
- the rectification circuit 152 further comprises a first subtractor.
- the first subtractor is suitable for subtracting between the DC voltages at the output of the diodes.
- the first subtractor is also produced using a technology
- the rectification circuit 152 also includes a second subtractor capable of performing the subtraction between the output of the first subtractor of the first substring and the output of the first subtractor of the second substring.
- the post-processing circuit 156 includes an amplifier.
- the output signals from neurons 106 are transmitted to the preprocessing circuit 150.
- the output signals from neurons 106 are multiplexed and amplified by the preprocessing circuit 150.
- the multiplexed microwave currents l (k) coming from the neurons 106 are separated into a first signal and a second signal by the separator, the two signals being identical.
- the first signal is sent to the transmission line 162 of the first substring.
- the magnetization of the resonators 164 is placed in precession, thus absorbing part of the first signal.
- the absorption is even higher than the resonant frequencies of the resonators 164 and the oscillation frequencies of the oscillators are close.
- the output signal from the transmission line 162 is noted i ° UT ⁇ RES .
- the second signal is sent to the reference line of the first substring.
- the output signal is a reference signal noted i ° UT ⁇ REF .
- Each output signal i ° UT ⁇ RES and i ° UT ⁇ REF is rectified by the rectification circuit 152.
- the signals obtained at the output of the rectification circuit 152 are then subtracted by the first subtractor.
- Total tension of the chain 1 10 is then amplified by the amplifier of the post-processing circuit 156 and sent to the neuron 106 of the downstream layer.
- the embodiment M23 is described by difference from the embodiment M22.
- the resonators 164 are arranged at a distance from the transmission line 162.
- a layer of insulating material is interposed between the transmission line 162 and each resonator 164.
- the resonators 164 are arranged under the transmission line 162 and in contact with the transmission line 162.
- a layer of insulating material is interposed between the transmission line 162 and the resonators 164.
- the embodiment M24 is described by difference from the embodiment M22.
- pads made of a non-magnetic metal are arranged on the reference line.
- the non-magnetic metal studs have the same dimensions as the resonators 164.
- non-magnetic metal studs have a conductivity equal to the conductivity of the resonators 164 to within 2%.
- the neural network 100 is a binary reconfigurable network.
- the embodiment M25 is described by difference from the embodiment M22.
- the resonators 164 have a uniform magnetization, the transposition in the case of a vortex magnetization being immediate.
- Each synapse 11 has an adjustment element 188 for the frequency of the corresponding resonator 164 having the same properties as that of embodiment M15.
- each contact element is in contact with a heavy metal supply line. respective with a strong Hall spin effect.
- a charge current is injected individually into each heavy metal line.
- the magnetization of the adjustment element 188 is modified in one direction or the other thanks to the torque due to the Hall spin effect. Once the magnetization has been switched, the charging current is cut off, the magnetization being in the equilibrium position.
- the embodiment M26 is described by difference with the embodiment
- the adjustment element 188 is that of the embodiment M16.
- the operation of the adjustment element 188 is, in addition, the operation of the adjustment element 188 of embodiment M7.
- M27 TWENTY-SEVENTH EMBODIMENT
- M25 TWENTY-SEVENTH EMBODIMENT
- the adjusting element 188 is positioned differently.
- the adjustment element 188 is positioned above the layer C3 so that a stack 166 adjustment element 188, barrier layer, layer C3 and separating layer is obtained.
- the adjusting element 188 is in contact with a metal line while the separating layer is in contact with the transmission line 162.
- the resulting stack is a magnetic tunnel junction or a spin valve.
- the neural network 100 is provided with a current injector arranged to generate a current passing through the stack 166 from the metal line to the transmission line 162, that is to say a current according to a direction parallel to the stacking direction Z.
- the neural network 100 is a network capable of learning.
- the M28 embodiment is described by difference from the M25 embodiment.
- the adjustment element 188 is that of the embodiment M19.
- the operation of the adjustment element 188 is, in addition, the operation of the adjustment element 188 of the embodiment M19.
- the embodiment M29 is described by difference from the embodiment M25.
- the adjustment element 188 is a set of control lines having the same properties in terms of structure and operation as the embodiment M20.
- the M30 embodiment is described by difference from the M25 embodiment.
- the adjustment element 188 is a set of control lines having the same properties in terms of structure and operation as the embodiment M1 1.
- the embodiment M31 is described by difference from the embodiment M25.
- the adjustment element 188 is a stack 166 of layers having the same properties in terms of structure and operation as the embodiment M12.
- the set of embodiments M22 to M31 corresponds to the adaptation of the structures described above (with spin diode and Hall effect of reverse spin) for the case of a passive resonator 164.
- a passive resonator 164 is, in fact, easy to manufacture.
- Each neural network 100 is such that the neural network 100 comprising synaptic chains 1 10, each synaptic chain 1 10 comprising synapses 1 12, each synapse 1 12 being a spintronic resonator 164, the spintronic resonators 164 being in series, each spintronic resonator 164 having an adjustable resonant frequency.
- the neural network 100 comprises layers of ordered neurons 102, each neuron 106 being a radiofrequency oscillator oscillating at a natural frequency, a lower layer being connected to an upper layer by an interconnection 104 comprising a set 108 of synaptic chains 1 10 connected to rectification circuits, each resonant frequency of the set 108 of synaptic chains 1 10 corresponding to a natural frequency of a radiofrequency oscillator of the lower layer.
- the neural network 100 includes elements for adjusting the resonant frequency by modifying one of the voltage, current or magnetic field applied to a spintronic resonator 164.
- the synaptic chains 110 can be arranged in this plane or perpendicular to this plane.
- the neurons 106 of the lower layer 102 are capable of transmitting a signal to the synaptic chains 110, the signal being a radiofrequency current, a radiofrequency magnetic field or a spin wave.
- each synaptic chain 110 has a transmission line comprising the resonators 164, the output of which is rectified via rectification circuits 152.
- the neural network 100 comprises a plurality of spintronic memories 154, each spintronic memory 154 being associated with a single synaptic chain 110.
- the number of layers 102 is greater than 3, preferably greater than 5 and / or the number of synaptic chains 1 10 of an assembly is greater than 9, preferably greater than 100.
- the interconnection 104 comprises a preprocessing circuit 150 and a post-processing circuit 156, the preprocessing circuit 150 comprising one of a multiplexer 158 and an amplifier 160 and the post-processing circuit 156 comprising one of an amplifier and memories.
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