Title :
A current-mode analog memory for neurocomputing
Author :
Panagiotopoulos, Dimokritos A. ; Newcomb, Robert W. ; Singh, Sanjeev K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Autom., Technol. Educ. Inst. of Thessaloniki, Greece
Abstract :
A read/write current-mode active analog memory is introduced here. Input currents are associated with reproducing voltages, which are stored in data capacitors being refreshed. The refresh mechanism detects charge leakage on a reference capacitor and triggers recharging of each capacitor. The retention time is finite and extendible by design trade-off
Keywords :
analogue storage; current-mode circuits; leakage currents; neural chips; charge leakage; data capacitors; design trade-off; input currents; neurocomputing; read/write current-mode active analog memory; reference capacitor; refresh mechanism; retention time; Analog memory; Automation; Capacitors; Circuits; Leak detection; Neural networks; Nonvolatile memory; Quantization; Very large scale integration; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1999. 42nd Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Las Cruces, NM
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5491-5
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.1999.867753
