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Convolutional networks for fast, energy-efficient neuromorphic computing

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  1. Edited by Karlheinz Meier, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, and accepted by Editorial Board Member J. A. Movshon August 9, 2016 (received for review March 24, 2016)

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Steven K. Esser, Paul A. Merolla, John V. Arthur, Andrew S. Cassidy, Rathinakumar Appuswamy, Alexander Andreopoulos, David J. Berg, Jeffrey L. McKinstry, Timothy Melano, Davis R. Barch, Carmelo di Nolfo, Pallab Datta, Arnon Amir, Brian Taba, Myron D. Flickner, Dharmendra S. Modha
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