Abstract: A synapse matrix and a device for optical programming are contained integrated in thin-film technology in a common substrate (1). The synapses consist of photoelectric elements. The device for optical programming consists, for example, of a liquid crystal screen or an arrangement of electroluminescent diodes. It is within the scope of the invention that neurons in thin-film technology, contained in the neuron network, are also integrated on the substrate. The neuron network can be used especially for pattern recognition.

Abstract: Thin-film photodiodes arranged in lines on a substrate are connected to read-out chips arranged on the same substrate. They are connected thereto via thin-film interconnects which differ in length and which run parallel to one another. For compensating the interconnect capacitances given neighboring interconnects which differ in length, their widths are dimensioned smaller or larger in one or more interconnect sub-sections. Thus, the sum of the coupling capacitances of all sub-sections of two neighboring interconnects always have the same value, independently of the overall length. The invention eliminates the inhomogeneities in the sensor signal caused by the different lengths of the read-out lines. The invention is employed for opto-electronic reading equipment, particularly in office automation.