A 619-pixel machine vision enhancement chip based on two-dimensional semiconductors.

ABSTRACT: The rapid development of machine vision applications demands hardware that can sense and process visual information in a single monolithic unit to avoid redundant data transfer. Here, we design and demonstrate a monolithic vision enhancement chip with light-sensing, memory, digital-to-analog conversion, and processing functions by implementing a 619-pixel with 8582 transistors and physical dimensions of 10 mm by 10 mm based on a wafer-scale two-dimensional (2D) monolayer molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂). The light-sensing function with analog MoS₂ transistor circuits offers low noise and high photosensitivity. Furthermore, we adopt a MoS₂ analog processing circuit to dynamically adjust the photocurrent of individual imaging sensor, which yields a high dynamic light-sensing range greater than 90 decibels. The vision chip allows the applications for contrast enhancement and noise reduction of image processing. This large-scale monolithic chip based on 2D semiconductors shows multiple functions with light sensing, memory, and processing for artificial machine vision applications, exhibiting the potentials of 2D semiconductors for future electronics.

SUBMITTER: Ma S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9348785 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature