Title :
Analog soft max circuit with dynamic gain control
Author :
Piombo, Davide ; Zunino, Rodolfo
Author_Institution :
Biophys. & Electron. Eng. Dept., Genoa Univ., Genova, Italy
Abstract :
An analog current-mode circuit performs soft-max computation with gain-control capability; a theoretical analysis supports the design method and gives the expected error bound. Experimental results from post-layout simulations match theoretical predictions.
Keywords :
analogue integrated circuits; current-mode circuits; gain control; integrated circuit design; analog current-mode circuit; analog soft max circuit; dynamic gain control; gain-control capability; soft-max computation; Analog computers; Circuit analysis computing; Current mode circuits; Design engineering; Design methodology; Dynamic range; Gain control; Performance analysis; Samarium; Upper bound;
Conference_Titel :
Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, 2005 PhD
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9345-7
DOI :
10.1109/RME.2005.1543015
