Silicon compilation of neural networks

The aim of PYGMALION, a neural network programming environment, is to fully integrate the silicon compiler with the programming environment. Neural networks written in PYGMALION´s nC network specification language translate either to binary (for simulation) or silicon (for hardware). The silicon compilation project is described. It comprises three major parts: the PYGMALION programming environment, including nC; the so-called generic-neuron VLSI architecture at the heart of the silicon compiler; and the strategy for compiling from nC to silicon, focusing on the high-level synthesis