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The future of energy-efficient edge AI sensors
by Riko Seibo
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 26, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing emergency prediction capabilities, including heart attack detection, natural disaster alerts, and pipeline monitoring. To support such advancements, state-of-the-art technologies for rapid data processing are essential. Among these, reservoir computing has emerged as a promising approach, particularly for processing time-series data with low power consumption. Physical reservoir computing (PRC), featuring optoelectronic artificial synapses that mimic human neural functions, stands out for its real-time data processing potential.

Current self-powered optoelectronic synaptic devices used in PRC face challenges in handling time-series data across varied timescales, a necessity for applications in infrastructure monitoring, environmental analysis, and health diagnostics.

Addressing this limitation, researchers from the Tokyo University of Science (TUS) have introduced a pioneering solution: a self-powered dye-sensitized solar cell-based optoelectronic synaptic device. The research, led by Associate Professor Takashi Ikuno, alongside Mr. Hiroaki Komatsu and Ms. Norika Hosoda, demonstrates the device's ability to control time constants via input light intensity. Their findings were published in 'ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces' on October 28, 2024.

Dr. Ikuno elaborated on their approach: "To process time-series optical data at different timescales, devices must be tailored to specific time constants. Inspired by the afterimage phenomenon of the human eye, we developed an innovative optoelectronic synaptic device for energy-efficient edge AI optical sensors."

This solar cell-based device integrates essential AI functionalities - optical input, computation, analog output, and power supply - at the material level. It employs squarylium derivative-based dyes and exhibits light-responsive synaptic plasticity, including paired-pulse facilitation and depression. The researchers demonstrated that the device achieves high performance in time-series data processing regardless of input pulse width by modulating light intensity.

The device's capabilities extend to classifying human movements such as bending, jumping, running, and walking with over 90% accuracy when used as the reservoir layer in PRC. Additionally, it consumes only 1% of the energy required by conventional systems, significantly cutting carbon emissions. "We have shown for the first time that this device combines extremely low power consumption with high motion recognition accuracy," said Dr. Ikuno.

The researchers envision applications for this technology in diverse fields, including surveillance, automotive systems, and health monitoring. "This invention enables edge AI optical sensors that are versatile, cost-efficient, and capable of identifying human motion with minimal energy use," explained Dr. Ikuno. He also highlighted its potential in reducing power consumption for vehicle systems and stand-alone devices such as smartwatches and medical equipment, potentially lowering their production costs below current standards.

This solar cell-based innovation represents a significant step toward developing versatile, energy-efficient edge AI solutions for various applications.

Research Report:Self-Powered Dye-Sensitized Solar-Cell-Based Synaptic Devices for Multi-Scale Time-Series Data Processing in Physical Reservoir Computing

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