Title :
Analog VLSI circuits for primitive sensory attention
Author :
DeWeerth, Stephen P. ; Morris, Tonia G.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
fDate :
30 May-2 Jun 1994
Abstract :
Circuitry that performs primitive attention tasks is presented. With the addition of feedback to a winner-take-all circuit we are able to mediate the selection of a single location within a sensory array through the use of hysteresis
Keywords :
VLSI; analogue processing circuits; array signal processing; circuit feedback; decision circuits; optical information processing; analog VLSI circuits; current mode circuits; decision making scheme; distributed hysteresis; feedback; local hysteresis; nonlinear gain; primitive sensory attention; sensory array; single location selection; visual data processing; winner-take-all circuit; Analog computers; Biological systems; Decision making; Eyes; Feedback circuits; Hysteresis motors; Image coding; Image converters; Tracking; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1994. ISCAS '94., 1994 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1915-X
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.1994.409637
