Title :
Winning isn´t everything [runner-up circuit]
Author :
Wilson, Denise M. ; DeWeerth, Stephen P.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
fDate :
30 Apr-3 May 1995
Abstract :
Circuitry that detects the runner-up or second highest input value in an array of inputs is presented. We are able to detect the runner-up by inhibiting the winner in a winner-take-all circuit. In another runner-up circuit designed to alleviate competition from the cells surrounding the winner, this inhibition is extended to include both the winner and its nearest neighbors
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; VLSI; analogue processing circuits; WTA circuit; runner-up circuit; second highest input value detection; winner-take-all circuit inhibition; Circuits; Data preprocessing; Image edge detection; Machine vision; Missiles; Nearest neighbor searches; Object detection; Robots; Surveillance; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1995. ISCAS '95., 1995 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2570-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.1995.520393
