• DocumentCode
    315219
  • Title

    On the cost effectiveness of logarithmic arithmetic for backpropagation training on SIMD processors

  • Author

    Arnold, Mark G. ; Bailey, Thomas A. ; Cupal, Jerry J. ; Winkel, Mark D.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Comput. Sci., Wyoming Univ., Laramie, WY, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    9-12 Jun 1997
  • Firstpage
    933
  • Abstract
    We show that backpropagation on a SIMD processor with logarithmic arithmetic uses less memory and may be up to 3.2 times more cost effective than on one with fixed point arithmetic when synthesized in the same technology
  • Keywords
    arithmetic; backpropagation; parallel architectures; SIMD processors; backpropagation training; cost effectiveness; logarithmic arithmetic; Computer science; Costs; Data engineering; Digital arithmetic; Feedforward systems; Feeds; Neural networks; Neurons; Signal processing algorithms; Supervised learning;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Neural Networks,1997., International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Houston, TX
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-4122-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICNN.1997.616150
  • Filename
    616150
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=315219