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At the core of the BRICCS Lab’s research lies the co-design of neuromorphic hardware and advanced machine learning algorithms. Their work spans multiple layers of abstraction—from low-level device physics, such as memristor-based circuits and ASIC chip design, to high-level algorithm development for spiking computation. The lab has developed custom encoder architectures, temporal encoding schemes, and memristor crossbar systems that enable in-memory computing and highly parallel signal processing. These designs aim to replicate the brain’s efficiency and fault tolerance while achieving significant improvements in speed and power consumption over conventional computing architectures.

Beyond fundamental research, the BRICCS Lab applies its innovations to real-world communication and signal processing systems. Projects include the use of reservoir computing and neuromorphic approaches for wireless communications, such as MIMO-OFDM detection, as well as FPGA-based neuromorphic architectures for real-time temporal processing. By blending artificial intelligence, hardware engineering, and neuroscience principles, the BRICC Lab is charting a path toward next-generation computing platforms that are adaptive, efficient, and biologically inspired.

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Resources

  • MPI TS2000-IFE Series | 200 mm Automated Probe Systems

    • DC-IV / DC-CV / Pulsed-IV applications

    • Silicon photonics

    • RF, mmW, load-pull applications & 4-port setup

    • IC Design Validation, Failure Analysis in wide tem-

    • perature range from -60 to 300 °C

    • Wafer Level Reliability

  • Infiniium EXR-Series Real-Time Oscilloscope, 6 GHz, 16 GSa/s, 8 Channel

    • Bandwidths of up to 500 MHz to 6 GHz on all 4 or 8 analog channels

    • Powered by the same Keysight-designed ASICs used in the Infiniium UXR-Series

    • Capabilities extended with 7-in-1 instrument integration: oscilloscope, logic and protocol analyzers, DVM, counter, bode plotter, waveform generator

    • Completely upgradeable, including channel upgrades

  • P9384B Vector network analyzer, 9kHz to 20GHz, 4 port, with Thunderbolt 3 Interface

    • 4-port, 9 kHz to 20 GHz

    • Balance performance and cost

    • Improve throughput with fast Thunderbolt 3 interfaces

    • Share the portable VNA with other teams and locations

    • Extend the number of test ports by cascading two VNAs

    • Measure with the same GUI, SCPI commands, and measurement science as Keysight’s trusted high-performance VNAs 

    • Calibrate quickly with Keysight Electronic Calibration (ECal) modules

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