Title :
Pulse techniques in neural VLSI: a review
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Edinburgh, UK
Abstract :
The use of pulse-encoding in neural VLSI circuits is described, along with the motivation and rationale behind it. Options for synaptic multiplication and neural aggregation are discussed and an example presented. The author presents the options with respect to pulse stream arithmetic and coding at the microscopic neuron/synapse level, including those considered to be nonoptimal. Issues in pulse stream neural VLSI, and analog neural VLSI in general, are discussed
Keywords :
VLSI; analogue processing circuits; encoding; neural chips; pulse amplitude modulation; pulse frequency modulation; pulse width modulation; pulse-code modulation; reviews; analog neural VLSI; microscopic neuron/synapse level; neural VLSI circuits; neural aggregation; pulse stream arithmetic; pulse-encoding; review; synaptic multiplication; CMOS process; Computer architecture; Computer networks; Digital control; Nervous system; Neural networks; Neurofeedback; Neurons; Pulse circuits; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1992. ISCAS '92. Proceedings., 1992 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0593-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.1992.230553
