Winner-take-all neural net with memory

15 March 1990

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 26 (6) , 349-350
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19900227

Abstract

Optically switchable pnpn semiconductor devices have been connected in parallel with a common load resistance. When illuminated, only that device with maximum input will turn on. The voltage across the other devices drops and inhibits their switching ability. With suitable biasing, the winning device can be recalled at any time.

Keywords

MAXIMUM INPUT
DEVICE ILLUMINATION
BIASING
PARALLEL CONNECTION
WINNING DEVICE RECALL
WINNER TAKE ALL NEURAL NET
OPTICALLY SWITCHABLE
ACTIVE NONLINEAR DEVICES
PNPN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
COMMON LOAD RESISTANCE
P-N-P-N DEVICE ARRAY
PHOTOTHYRISTORS
SWITCHING ABILITY
VOLTAGE DROP

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Pattern Formation on Analogue Parallel Networks
Published by Springer Nature ,1988
Winner-Take-All Networks of O(N) Complexity
Published by Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) ,1988