本論文提出一個可以即時監測果蠅行為之事件觸發式仿神經微系統。在像素電路上，分別利用5μm低溫多晶矽的製程於玻璃基板以及0.35μm CMOS製程於矽基板實現了具調適功能(adaptation)且在光線變弱時可偵測並轉換成數位訊號的讀出電路，當光線由亮變暗時，此像素電路會自動調適背景光線的變化，並且輸出一個數位訊號，適應的功能還可以讓光線由亮變暗後僅輸出一個訊號，而不會因為光線持續是暗的狀態而持續的送出數位訊號。在設計上考慮到工業技術研究院低溫多晶矽製程的NMOS技術尚未完全成熟，因此在低溫多晶矽製程的電路實現上使用了PMOS-only的設計。
在系統上，採用0.35μm CMOS製程實現8×8的陣列。陣列上每個像素輸出訊號透過仿神經系統常用的位址事件表現(address event representation，AER)方式來將訊號轉換成像素的位址，優點是僅需要處理有光線變化的像素，相較於傳統掃描方式是逐一將像素訊號讀出，因此可以加快速度，減少耗能。此陣列除了即時的影像追蹤外，還具有興趣視窗(window of interesting，WOI)的功能，可以任意設定此陣列上具感測功能的區域。此功能的優點可以排除不感興趣的區域以降低資料的容量，並可計算感興趣範圍內的移動物體數目，同時可在多物體影像追蹤上將不感興趣的物體去除，讓視窗鎖定並隨著感興趣的目標物移動。在同時多個目標物情況下，此功能提供我們選擇出單一目標物並即時給予刺激的應用。

The event-triggered neuromorphic microsystems are established to achieve the real-time monitoring for fruit fly behaviors. The microsystems are implemented by low temperature polysilicon (LTPS) process with PMOS-only design on glass substrate and TSMC 0.35 μm CMOS process on silicon substrate, respectively. In pixel circuits, the sensor adapts to the background illuminance and responds the negative illuminance transient to a digital signal. The output signals from pixel circuits are fed to the address event representation (AER) circuit usually applied in neuromorphic microsystems and then multiplexed onto a common address bus where the address encodes the location of the sending pixel. Furthermore, the system contains a window-of-interesting (WOI) function and this act allows to operate in two function modes, selection mode and tracking mode. Selection mode allows to choose an arbitrary area in the sensor array while disable the other area. The other is the tracking mode which contains a 3x3 area can lock onto a moving fly and continuously provide the location and visual information. At the same time, the tracking mode provides an approach to stimulate and track one chosen fly among the several flies. This WOI function is very useful in studying the behaviors of fruit flies.

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