• DocumentCode
    2492279
  • Title

    Tanh-like Activation Function Implementation for High-performance Digital Neural Systems

  • Author

    Marra, S. ; Iachino, Maria A. ; Morabito, Francesco C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Informatics, Math., Electron. & Transp., Reggio Calabria Univ. "Mediterranea"
  • fYear
    0
  • fDate
    0-0 0
  • Firstpage
    237
  • Lastpage
    240
  • Abstract
    In this paper, a high-performance implementation of a programmable tanh-like activation function is presented. The proposed function can be successfully used to train neural networks obtaining generalization ability slightly better than standard activation functions. The achieved accuracy, the high computational speed and the small amount of area resources make the proposed solution ideal for digital implementations
  • Keywords
    digital arithmetic; logic design; neural chips; programmable circuits; digital neural systems; generalization ability; neural networks; programmable tanh-like activation function; Arithmetic; Artificial neural networks; Computer networks; Energy consumption; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Informatics; Integrated circuit interconnections; Neural networks; Neurons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Research in Microelectronics and Electronics 2006, Ph. D.
  • Conference_Location
    Otranto
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0157-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RME.2006.1689940
  • Filename
    1689940