1992-03-24
1993-02-09
MacDonald, Allen R.
G06F 1518
Patent
active
051858517
ABSTRACT:
A neuron unit simultaneously processes a plurality of binary input signals. The neuron unit includes input lines for receiving first and second input signals which undergo transitions with time, first and second memories for storing weighting coefficients, a first gate for successively obtaining a logical product of one of the first input signals and a corresponding one of the weighting coefficients read out from the first memory for each of the first input signals, a second gate for successively obtaining a logical product of one of the second input signals and a corresponding one of the weighting coefficients read out from the second memory for each of the second input signals, a third gate for obtaining a logical sum of logical products output from the first gate, a fourth gate for obtaining a logical sum of logical products output from the second gate, and an output part including an inverter for inverting the logical sum output from the fourth gate and a gate for obtaining one of a logical product and a logical sum of the logical sum output from the third gate and an inverted logical sum output from the inverter. This gate outputs an output signal of the neuron unit.
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Eguchi Hirotoshi
Furuta Toshiyuki
Horiguchi Kiroyuki
MacDonald Allen R.
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
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