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ArticleNpj unconventional computing2025

A self-training spiking superconducting neuromorphic architecture.

M L Schneider, E M Jué, M R Pufall, K Segall, C W Anderson

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Article in Npj unconventional computing, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Basic Cells for Reconfigurable Superconducting Kinemonics.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

M L SchneiderApplied Physics Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO 80305 USA.
E M JuéDepartment of Physics, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80305 USA.
M R PufallApplied Physics Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO 80305 USA.
K SegallDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY 13346 USA.
C W AndersonDepartment of Computer Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523 USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuromorphic computing takes biological inspiration to the device level aiming to improve computational efficiency and capabilities. One of the major issues that arises is the training of neuromorphic hardware systems. Typically training algorithms require global information and are thus inefficient to implement directly in hardware. In this paper we describe a set of reinforcement learning based, local weight update rules and their implementation in superconducting hardware. Using SPICE circuit simulations, we implement a small-scale neural network with a learning time of order one nanosecond per update. This network can be trained to learn new functions simply by changing the target output for a given set of inputs, without the need for any external adjustments to the network. Further, this architecture does not require programing explicit weight values in the network, alleviating a critical challenge with analog hardware implementations of neural networks.

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Applied physicsSuperconducting devices

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PMID40051459
PMCPMC11879878

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