Title :
An Opto-Electronic Implementation of Simulated Annealing
Author :
Dupret, Antoine ; Rodier, Jean-Claude ; Belhaire, Eric ; Garda, Patrick
Author_Institution :
INSTITUT D´´ELECTRONIQUE FONDAMENTALE - CNRS URA 22, Bat 220, Universit? de Paris XI, F-91405 Orsay Cedex, France
Abstract :
An original approach to real-time implementation of simulated annealing is demonstrated. A simple optoelectronic system provides an array of independent gaussian noise sources. A cellular analog circuit implements the stochastic algorithms. A prototype chip was realised in a 1¿m CMOS digital technology. It was successfully operated at 20,000 iterations per second.
Keywords :
Analog circuits; CMOS technology; Gaussian noise; Mirrors; Photoconductivity; Phototransistors; Rails; Simulated annealing; Stochastic resonance; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 1995. ESSCIRC '95. Twenty-first European
Conference_Location :
Lille, France
Print_ISBN :
2-86332-180-3