A programmable Gaussian node

An analog Gaussian basis circuit integrated with a nonvolatile storage memory cell is described. Hardware implementations of the Gaussian basis circuit with on-chip learning is needed for real time and portable applications. Each Gaussian basis cell is symbiotically inter-linked with its own long-term storage memory cell forming a highly localized architecture. Experimental results of both the Gaussian basis circuit and the memory element are presented. We show simulated results of an application of our cell in a MERAM system