Title :
Randomisation of pulse-rate-encoded signals for use in stochastic computers
Author :
Huscroft, C.K. ; Lawrence, Peter
Author_Institution :
University of British Columbia, Department of Electrical Engineering, Vancouver, Canada
Abstract :
A simple circuit is described for randomising pulse-rate-encoded signals thus permitting their use as multiplicands in a stochastic computer. The circuit is compared to the ADDIE which can also perform such randomisation.
Keywords :
digital arithmetic; digital signals; encoding; logic circuits; random number generation; stochastic systems; ADDIE; digital signals; logic circuits; multiplicands; parallel processing; pulse-rate-encoded signals; random number generation; randomisation; stochastic computers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19840355
