Title :
An asynchronous distributed architecture model for the Boltzmann machine control mechanism
Author :
De Gloria, Alesandro ; Olivieri, Mauro
Author_Institution :
DIBE, Genoa Univ., Italy
fDate :
11/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present a study addressing a hardware implementation of the Boltzmann machine that relies on the concept of asynchronous digital system. The constraint of concurrently switching only unconnected neurons is dynamically satisfied by using an asynchronous distributed control mechanism. The design of the control architecture is derived from a formal definition of the problem by means of the trace theory. Computer simulations show the efficiency of the proposed approach
Keywords :
Boltzmann machines; distributed control; distributed processing; formal specification; neural net architecture; Boltzmann machine; asynchronous digital system; asynchronous distributed architecture model; asynchronous distributed control; concurrent switching; formal definition; trace theory; Algorithm design and analysis; Application software; Broadcasting; Computer architecture; Computer simulation; Digital systems; Distributed control; Hardware; Machine control; Neurons;
Journal_Title :
Neural Networks, IEEE Transactions on
