Abstract

The significant feature of neurocomputers is their highly interconnected architectures. Fast switching speeds are not essential. Therefore, the devices required to build these computing networks have the design specifications of low-energy dissipation and the need to scale with network size. Nematic and ferroelectric liquid crystals have the characteristics of low switching energy (subpicojoule), large size (commonly used in flat panel displays), and sufficient operating speeds (milliseconds to microseconds).

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