Title :
A CMOS neuron for VLSI circuit implementation of pulsed neural networks
Author :
Liu, Bo ; Frenzel, James F.
Author_Institution :
MRC Inst., Idaho Univ., Moscow, ID, USA
Abstract :
This article presents a CMOS implementation of a biologically-inspired neuron. The neuron accommodates multiple excitatory and inhibitory inputs with digital weights and generates a pulse-width modulated output waveform of constant frequency based on the level of activation. The behavior of this implementation is demonstrated and it is shown that combinations of neurons form a complete logic set for realizing Boolean functions.
Keywords :
Boolean functions; CMOS integrated circuits; VLSI; neural nets; pulse width modulation; Boolean functions; CMOS neuron; VLSI circuit implementation; biologically-inspired neuron; constant frequency; digital weights; logic set; multiple excitatory inputs; multiple inhibitory inputs; pulse-width modulated output waveform; pulsed neural networks; Boolean functions; Digital modulation; Frequency; Neural networks; Neurons; Pulse circuits; Pulse generation; Pulse modulation; Space vector pulse width modulation; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
IECON 02 [Industrial Electronics Society, IEEE 2002 28th Annual Conference of the]
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7474-6
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.2002.1182906
