Single-electron winner-take-all network
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چکیده
A winner-take-all (WTA) single-electron neuron is developed for the first time. This new single-electron circuit is proposed in order to implement a WTA neural network with lateral inhibition architecture. An expression for the neuron’s activation function is presented. Furthermore, a dot pattern recognition task is successfully performed by the implemented network considering effects such as offset charges and co-tunnelling. q 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. PACS: 73.23HK; 84.35. þ i; 85.35Gv; 85.40.-e
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Microelectronics Journal
دوره 35 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004