DESIGN AND ANALOG VLSI IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK

Nature has evolved highly advanced systems capable of performing complex computations, adoption andlearning using analog computations. Furthermore nature has evolved techniques to deal with impreciseanalog computations by using redundancy and massive connectivity. In this paper we are making use ofArtificial Neural Network to demonstrate the way in which the biological system processes in analogdomain. We are using 180nm CMOS VLSI technology for implementing circuits which performs arithmeticoperations and for implementing Neural Network. The arithmetic circuits presented here are based onMOS transistors operating in subthreshold region. The basic blocks of artificial neuron are multiplier, adder and neuron activation function. The functionality of designed neural network is verified for analog operations like signal amplificationand frequency multiplication. The network designed can be adopted for digital operations like AND, ORand NOT. The network realizes its functionality for the trained targets which is verified using simulationresults. The schematic, Layout design and verification of proposed Neural Network is carried out usingCadence Virtuoso tool