Title :
The impact of modern FPGA architectures on neural hardware: a case study of the TOTEM neural processor
Author :
McBader, Stephanie ; Lee, Peter ; Sartori, Alvise
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Kent Univ., Canterbury, UK
Abstract :
The implementation of neural processors in hardware is a very challenging task. However, previous advances in programmable architectures facilitate this task by providing the fundamental hardware blocks for building neural structures. Using the TOTEM neural processor as a case study, this paper reports on the main advantages of implementing neural hardware on programmable logic devices such as FPGAs.
Keywords :
field programmable gate arrays; multilayer perceptrons; neural chips; neural net architecture; parallel architectures; FPGA; TOTEM neural processor; modern FPGA architectures; neural hardware; programmable architectures; programmable logic devices; Arithmetic; Computer aided software engineering; Computer architecture; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Neurons; Parallel processing; Read-write memory; Registers; Signal processing algorithms;
Conference_Titel :
Neural Networks, 2004. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE International Joint Conference on
Conference_Location :
Budapest
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8359-1
DOI :
10.1109/IJCNN.2004.1381178
