Title :
Resistive circuits with several solutions
Author :
Fosseprez, Marc ; Hasler, Martin
Author_Institution :
Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
Necessary and sufficient conditions are given under which a resistive circuit may have several, but finitely many solutions. Whether it actually has several solutions depends on the values of the sources and linear resistors as well as on the characteristics of the nonlinear resistors. Such circuits are required for static memory applications of all kinds, including associative memories realized by neural networks. These criteria are given in terms of linear circuits and circuit topology. In addition, the minimal memory circuits are characterized. They constitute the building blocks for more complicated memory circuits.<>
Keywords :
integrated memory circuits; network analysis; network topology; associative memories; building blocks; circuit topology; linear resistors; minimal memory circuits; neural networks; nonlinear resistors; resistive circuit; static memory applications; Associative memory; Circuit synthesis; Circuit topology; Linear circuits; Logic circuits; Neural networks; Resistors; Signal processing; Sufficient conditions; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1988., IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Espoo, Finland
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.1988.15032
