Title :
Cascaded Multithreshold Networks
Author :
Ghosh, Sukumar ; Choudhury, A.K.
fDate :
6/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Any switching function can always be realized by a single multithreshold threshold element possessing a suitable number of thresholds. However, the practical realization of such elements often presents serious difficulties; as such it becomes more convenient to realize the given function in the form of a network of multi-threshold threshold elements, each possessing fewer thresholds. In this paper, a thorough study of these networks with different modes of interconnection has been made. These discussions have been limited to constant weight (CW) networks only. Finally, a technique for obtaining the three-threshold network configuration for an arbitrary k-threshold function has also been suggested. It has been assumed that feedback loops are absent.
Keywords :
Cascade network, CW networks, multithreshold threshold element, output number, switching function, three-threshold function.; Adders; Boolean functions; Circuit synthesis; Delay; Diodes; Feedback loop; Integrated circuit interconnections; Network synthesis; Physics; Tellurium; Cascade network, CW networks, multithreshold threshold element, output number, switching function, three-threshold function.;
Journal_Title :
Computers, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/T-C.1971.223317
