A simple 6-bit neural-based A/D converter employing only CMOS inverters

Author

Pham, Cong-Kha ; Tanaka, Marnoru ; Shono, Katsufusa

Author_Institution

Tokyo Univ. of Inf. Sci., Japan

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

12-15 May 1996

Firstpage

357

Abstract

A simple neural-based A/D converter employing only CMOS inverters is considered. Its structure based on a neural network with feed-forward and nonsymmetrical connections. A formal neuron model can easily be implemented by the use of CMOS inverters. Weights for synapses are given as fixed numerical values of channel conductances of pull-up PMOS and pull-down NMOS transistors of CMOS inverters. A 6-bit A/D converter is realized with 2 μm CMOS process employing MOSIS service, and measured for confirming a behavior of the proposed structure

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; analogue-digital conversion; feedforward neural nets; logic gates; neural chips; 2 micron; 6 bit; A/D converter; CMOS inverters; MOSIS; channel conductance; feedforward neural network; neuron model; nonsymmetrical connections; pull-down NMOS transistors; pull-up PMOS transistors; synapse weights; CMOS process; CMOS technology; Feedforward systems; Hardware; Inverters; MOSFETs; Neural networks; Neurons; Resistors; Semiconductor device modeling;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems, 1996. ISCAS '96., Connecting the World., 1996 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3073-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISCAS.1996.539903

Filename

539903