Presentation 2022-01-23
Analog CMOS implementation of majority logic for neuromorphic circuit applications
Satoshi Ono, Satoshi Moriya, Yuka Kanke, Hideaki Yamamoto, Yasushi Yuminaka, Shigeo Sato,
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Abstract(in English) A majority logic circuit is a circuit whose output is the majority value of multiple binary inputs. In addition to its conventional applications as a fault tolerant system, the majority circuit is also expected to be used as a low-power neuron circuit in binary neural networks. However, when the majority logic is implemented in digital circuits, its size and power consumption increase rapidly with the number of inputs. In this study, we used the 0.18 ?m CMOS technology to design an analog majority logic circuit that enables a significant reduction in the number of transistors. We show that the majority logic properly operates even when the number of inputs is increased up to 101 and is robust against fluctuations in transistor size.
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Keyword(in English) Majority logic / Analog circuit implementation / Binary neural network (BNN)
Paper # NC2021-41
Date of Issue 2022-01-14 (NC)

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Committee NLP / MICT / MBE / NC
Conference Date 2022/1/21(3days)
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Chair Takuji Kosaka(Chukyo Univ.) / Eisuke Hanada(Saga Univ.) / Ryuhei Okuno(Setsunan Univ.) / Rieko Osu(Waseda Univ.)
Vice Chair Akio Tsuneda(Kumamoto Univ.) / Hirokazu Tanaka(Hiroshima City Univ.) / Daisuke Anzai(Nagoya Inst. of Tech.) / Junichi Hori(Niigata Univ.) / Hiroshi Yamakawa(Univ of Tokyo)
Secretary Akio Tsuneda(Kagawa Univ.) / Hirokazu Tanaka(Sojo Univ.) / Daisuke Anzai(Yokohama National Univ.) / Junichi Hori(KISTEC) / Hiroshi Yamakawa(Osaka Electro-Communication Univ)
Assistant Hideyuki Kato(Oita Univ.) / Yuichi Yokoi(Nagasaki Univ.) / Takahiro Ito(Hiroshima City Univ) / Kento Takabayashi(Okayama Pref. Univ.) / Takuya Nishikawa(National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Hospital) / Jun Akazawa(Meiji Univ. of Integrative Medicine) / Emi Yuda(Tohoku Univ) / Nobuhiko Wagatsuma(Toho Univ.) / Tomoki Kurikawa(KMU)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Nonlinear Problems / Technical Committee on Healthcare and Medical Information Communication Technology / Technical Committee on ME and Bio Cybernetics / Technical Committee on Neurocomputing
Language JPN
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Title (in English) Analog CMOS implementation of majority logic for neuromorphic circuit applications
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Keyword(1) Majority logic
Keyword(2) Analog circuit implementation
Keyword(3) Binary neural network (BNN)
1st Author's Name Satoshi Ono
1st Author's Affiliation Tohoku University(Tohoku Univ.)
2nd Author's Name Satoshi Moriya
2nd Author's Affiliation Tohoku University(Tohoku Univ.)
3rd Author's Name Yuka Kanke
3rd Author's Affiliation Tohoku University(Tohoku Univ.)
4th Author's Name Hideaki Yamamoto
4th Author's Affiliation Tohoku University(Tohoku Univ.)
5th Author's Name Yasushi Yuminaka
5th Author's Affiliation Gunma University(Gunma Univ.)
6th Author's Name Shigeo Sato
6th Author's Affiliation Tohoku University(Tohoku Univ.)
Date 2022-01-23
Paper # NC2021-41
Volume (vol) vol.121
Number (no) NC-338
Page pp.pp.45-48(NC),
#Pages 4
Date of Issue 2022-01-14 (NC)