A switched-current integrated circuit, which realizes the chaotic neuron mo
del, is presented. The circuit mainly consists of CMOS inverters that are u
sed as transconductance amplifiers and nonlinear elements. The chip was fab
ricated using a 1.2 mu m HP CMOS process. A single neuron cell occupies onl
y 0.0076 mm(2), which represents an area smaller than the one occupied by a
standard bonding pad. The circuit operation was tested at a clock frequenc
y of 2 MHz.