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Phys.org — Technology · September 26, 2026 · On the brief until October 10, 2026

AI hardware design could filter out irrelevant visual data to reduce energy use

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Recognizing selected image regions through a spiking neural network

Researchers designed a reconfigurable transistor based on molybdenum disulfide and ferroelectric gating. The device switches between rule-based image filtering and spiking neural network functions. This architecture allows edge hardware to discard background image data before processing, reducing active hardware blocks and energy consumption.

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Filtering more image data saves energy, but aggressive cropping removes features needed for accurate recognition.

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