Title :
Efficient implementation of piecewise linear activation function for digital VLSI neural networks
Author :
Myers, D.J. ; Hutchinson, R.A.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
A piecewise linear approximation to the sigmoidal neuron activation function is proposed, which maps compactly into a digital integrated circuit realisation.
Keywords :
VLSI; digital integrated circuits; neural nets; digital VLSI neural networks; digital integrated circuit realisation; implementation; piecewise linear activation function; piecewise linear approximation; sigmoidal neuron activation function;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19891114
