Presentation 2020-01-24
26-bit 400-neuron 0.3-ksps FORCE Learning FPGA Core for Reservoir Computing
koyo Minamikawa, Shunya Suzuki, Megumi Akai-Kasaya, Tetsuya asai,
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Abstract(in English) Reservoir Computing (RC) is a type of Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) and are used for processing time series. Since the learning part is only the weight of the output layer and the amount of calculation is smaller than that of the RNN, the reservoir computing is expected to learn with low power. Inverse matrix is required to learn in an RC, and numerous resources are required to implement the hardware. However, by using FORCE learning [1], calculations can be performed only with matrix operation without using inverse matrix operation. In this study, we implement a dedicated architecture for learning reservoir computing that drives with low power consumption using FORCE learning with FPGA. We designed the architecture to operate on the cheapest possible FPGA. The board was actually created and evaluated from the viewpoint of accuracy and power consumption.
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Keyword(in English) Neural Network / Reservoir Computing / FPGA / Power saving
Paper # NLP2019-98
Date of Issue 2020-01-16 (NLP)

Conference Information
Committee NLP / NC
Conference Date 2020/1/23(3days)
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Place (in English) Miyakojima Marine Terminal
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Chair Hiroaki Kurokawa(Tokyo Univ. of Tech.) / Hayaru Shouno(UEC)
Vice Chair Kiyohisa Natsume(Kyushu Inst. of Tech.) / Kazuyuki Samejima(Tamagawa Univ)
Secretary Kiyohisa Natsume(Nippon Inst. of Tech.) / Kazuyuki Samejima(Kyushu Inst. of Tech.)
Assistant Yutaka Shimada(Saitama Univ.) / Toshikaza Samura(Yamaguchi Univ.) / Takashi Shinozaki(NICT) / Ken Takiyama(TUAT)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Nonlinear Problems / Technical Committee on Neurocomputing
Language JPN
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Title (in English) 26-bit 400-neuron 0.3-ksps FORCE Learning FPGA Core for Reservoir Computing
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Keyword(1) Neural Network
Keyword(2) Reservoir Computing
Keyword(3) FPGA
Keyword(4) Power saving
1st Author's Name koyo Minamikawa
1st Author's Affiliation Hokkaido University(Hokkaido Univ.)
2nd Author's Name Shunya Suzuki
2nd Author's Affiliation Hokkaido University(Hokkaido Univ.)
3rd Author's Name Megumi Akai-Kasaya
3rd Author's Affiliation Hokkaido University(Hokkaido Univ.)
4th Author's Name Tetsuya asai
4th Author's Affiliation Hokkaido University(Hokkaido Univ.)
Date 2020-01-24
Paper # NLP2019-98
Volume (vol) vol.119
Number (no) NLP-381
Page pp.pp.67-72(NLP),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2020-01-16 (NLP)