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Class 326/35 - THRESHOLD (E.G., MAJORITY, MINORITY, OR WEIGHTED INPUTS, ETC.)


Subclass of Class 326 - Electronic digital logic circuitry
Definition: Subject matter including a logic level switching circuit
No. of patents: 150
Last issue date: 05/06/2008


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NumberTitleIssue Date
5379399FIFO memory controller for a digital video communications channel having a detector, comparator, and threshold select logic circuit
A controller for a first in first out (FIFO) memory comprises detector logic for detecting any difference between the number of addresses in the memory into which data is written and the number of addresses in the memory from which data is read. Comparato...
01/03/1995
5377206Multiple-channel fault-tolerant clock system
A fault-tolerant clock having at least four channels, each providing its own clock output, and yet all clock output signals of all functioning channels being coherent with one another. One clock functions as a master with the other clocks of the remaining...
12/27/1994
5371413Process and arrangement for the Boolean realization of adaline-type neural networks
A process is stated with which ADALINE-type neural networks whose inputs are Boolean variables can be realized using Boolean functions. In addition, a purely digital circuit arrangement for realizing ADALINE-type neural networks is stated. The digital cir...
12/06/1994
5355438Weighting and thresholding circuit for a neural network
An analog circuit which performs weighting and thresholding for a neural network. Each neuron of the neural network includes an operational amplifier receiving an input signal, the output of which is connected to a transistor. The transistor conducts only...
10/11/1994
5353383Neural network circuit
A neural network circuit including a number n of weight coefficients (W1-Wn) corresponding to a number n of inputs, subtraction circuits for determining the difference between inputs and the weight coefficients in each input terminal, the result thereof b...
10/04/1994
5347180Three-input signal section, application to a selector with N inputs and to a poller with N inputs
A three-input signal selector formulates two output signals from three input signals. The selector is useful in pollers of various types....
09/13/1994
5319587Computing element for neural networks
A computing element for use in an array in a neural network. Each computing element has K (K>1) input signal terminals, K input backpropagated signal terminals, K output backpropagated signal terminals and at least one output terminal. The input terminals...
06/07/1994
5315163Analogic neuronal network
The network comprises cells each constituted by a first channel (4, 4') of a material having selectively a superconductive state and a resistive state, refrigeration apparatus to maintain the first channel at a temperature below that which ensures superco...
05/24/1994
5315162Electrochemical synapses for artificial neural networks
An electrochemical synapse adapted for use in a neural network which includes an input terminal and an output terminal located at a distance of less than 100 microns from the input terminal. A permanent interconnect having controllable conductivity is loc...
05/24/1994
5312684Threshold switching device
This invention relates to a method of forming a threshold switching device which exhibits negative differential resistance and to the devices formed thereby. The method comprises depositing a silicon dioxide film derived from hydrogen silsesquioxane resin...
05/17/1994
5305235Monitoring diagnosis device for electrical appliance
A monitoring diagnostic device for an electrical appliance such as gas insulated switchgear includes a sensor, such as an acceleration sensor, and a neural network including an input layer, an intermediate layer, and an output layer, each consisting of a ...
04/19/1994
5274744Neural network for performing a relaxation process
In accordance with the present invention, a neural network comprising an array of neurons (i.e. processing nodes) interconnected by synapses (i.e. weighted transmission links) is utilized to carry out a probabilistic relaxation process. The inventive neur...
12/28/1993
5265044High speed arithmetic and logic generator with reduced complexity using negative resistance
A technique for generating a carry, AND, OR, NAND, NOR, INVERTING logic and sum and carry: operation in a one or at most two device delay by employing negative differential resistance devices. Circuits implemented with this technique are not only extremel...
11/23/1993
5258657Neuron circuit
A semiconductor device of this invention comprises on a substrate a first semiconductor region of one conductive type, first source and drain regions of the opposite conductive type formed in said semiconductor region, a first gate electrode formed in a r...
11/02/1993
5258946Content-addressable memory
A measure of the correlation or degree of closeness between an input data pattern and a stored data pattern is achieved directly from content-addressable memory cells which are realized in accordance with the principles of the present invention to provide...
11/02/1993
5255349Electronic neural network for solving "traveling salesman" and similar global optimization problems
This invention is a novel high-speed neural network based processor for solving the "traveling salesman" and other global optimization problems. It comprises a novel hybrid architecture employing a binary synaptic array whose embodiment incorporates the f...
10/19/1993
5248956Electronically controllable resistor
An electronically controllable resistor (ECR) which functions as a fixed or variable resistor over a wide range of operating conditions. The value of the resistance may be altered in a highly linear fashion by altering a digital input thereto. The ECR uti...
09/28/1993
5235220Majority decision method and circuit wherein least possible flip-flops are used
On determining an entire majority of five i-th received data bits which correspond to an i-th original data bit repeatedly received five times, first through I-th received data bits of a first received frame are stored in a main buffer (41) as first throu...
08/10/1993
5235672Hardware for electronic neural network
This application discloses hardware suitable for use in a neural network system. It makes use of Z-technology modules, each containing densely packaged electronic circuitry. The modules provide access planes which are electrically connected to circuitry l...
08/10/1993
5218245Programmable neural logic device
A programmable logic cell, compatible with LSSD (Level Sensitive Scan Design) technique, is described whose internal logic function can be initially loaded from an EPROM or external processor. The output or contents of one cell can be connected to another...
06/08/1993
5218440Switched resistive neural network for sensor fusion
An electronic image processing system uses data provided by one or more sensors to perform cooperative computations and improve image recognition performance. A smoothing resistive network, which may comprise an integrated circuit chip, has switching elem...
06/08/1993
5195170Neural-network dedicated processor for solving assignment problems
A neural network processor for solving first-order competitive assignment problems consists of a matrix of N×M processing units, each of which corresponds to the pairing of a first number of elements of {Ri } with a second number of elements {...
03/16/1993
5166539Neural network circuit
A neural network circuit, in which a number n of weight coefficients (Wl-wn) corresponding to a number n of inputs are provided, subtraction circuits determine the difference between inputs and the weight coefficients in each input terminal, the result th...
11/24/1992
5164618Superconducting gate array cells
Superconducting timed gate array cells for use in single-rail logic circuits are provided by adding inputs to modified variable threshold logic (MVTL) timed inverter circuits. Data signals which are inphase with a first phase of a power source are coupled...
11/17/1992
5155388Logic gates with controllable time delay
Apparatus for introduction of a controllable time delay in the transition of a logic device output signal from a first logical level to a second logical level, in response to change of an input signal, or the difference of two input signals from a third l...
10/13/1992
5153461Logic circuit using element having negative differential conductance
A logic circuit includes n input terminals where n is an odd integer, an output terminal, and n input resistance elements respectively connected to the n input terminals. The logic circuit also includes a negative differential conductance element having a...
10/06/1992
5126598Josephson integrated circuit having an output interface capable of providing output data with reduced clock rate
A Josephson integrated circuit includes a Josephson logic processor operated at a first clock rate, and a latch circuit formed of Josephson devices operated at the first clock rate for receiving output data from the Josephson processor together with a sta...
06/30/1992
5126600Truth value generating basic circuit suitable for analog inputs
A truth value generating basic circuit according to the invention is characterized by having one or a plurality of basic function generator circuits (23, 24) which receive an analog applied input and include an operational amplifier (A1), and a...
06/30/1992
5111082Superconducting threshold logic circuit
A superconducting threshold logic circuit comprises current switching circuits each having a Josephson device. Bias currents of the switching circuits are varied independently to change weights for input signals. A sum of the weighted input signals are in...
05/05/1992
5072130Associative network and signal handling element therefor for processing data
A signal processing network circuit which may be used, for example, as a filter or an associative memory has elements (101, 102, 103, 104) each having a respective input conductor (85, 86, 87, 88) and a respective output conductor (81, 82, 83, 84) a teach...
12/10/1991
5065040Reverse flow neuron
A neural network is provided for performing bi-directional signal transformations through a matrix of synapses by alternately sending and receiving signal vectors therethrough via switchable driver circuits. In the forward direction, the input signal is t...
11/12/1991
5059835CMOS circuit with programmable input threshold
A CMOS circuit having an input threshold, the CMOS circuit including a first field-effect transistor having a source connected to a first power supply terminal, a drain connected to an output terminal, a gate connected to an input terminal, and a first ch...
10/22/1991
5053645Threshold logic circuit
In a threshold logic circuit, digital input signals are weighted and summed up and then the sum of weighted digital signals is compared with a threshold value. The threshold logic circuit comprises a plurality of current switching circuits and means for s...
10/01/1991
5039870Weighted summation circuits having different-weight ranks of capacitive structures
The input signals to the weighted summation circuitry are weighted by respective weighting factors on a digit-sliced basis. Each of the weighting factors is expressed as a respective plurality of portions of different weighting significance, the portions ...
08/13/1991
5039871Capacitive structures for weighted summation as used in neural nets
The capacitances of a pair of capacitors associated with a neural net is carried out in a complementary way, so the sum of the capacitances remains equal to a constant, Ck. Each of a set of component capacitors with capacitances related in acco...
08/13/1991
4969164Programmable threshold detection logic for a digital storage buffer
A threshold detection logic circuit of simple and economical design is disclosed that indicates when the difference in the number of first operations to be counted and the number of second operations to be counted is either greater than or equal to a thre...
11/06/1990
4945257Electrically settable resistance device
A device provides an electrically settable resistance and comprises first and second electrodes. Each electrode comprises a redox active material. The device further comprises means defining an environment for each electrode such that the average redox st...
07/31/1990
4926064Sleep refreshed memory for neural network
A method and apparatus are disclosed for implementing a neural network having a sleep mode during which capacitively stored synaptic connectivity weights are refreshed. Each neuron outputs an analog activity level, represented in a preferred embodiment by...
05/15/1990
4896053Solitary wave circuit for neural network emulation
A circuit for emulating a nerve cell is used to generate one or more simple neural networks. In the preferred embodiment, the circuit comprises an LC ladder circuit including one or more modules, each of the modules comprising an "L" two-port circuit comp...
01/23/1990
4860243Fuzzy logic semifinished integrated circuit
A fuzzy logic circuit comprising a current mirror comprising an FET, a first input current source connected to the input side of the current mirror, a second input current source, a wired OR connected at its input side to the output side of the current mi...
08/22/1989
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