Title :
A VLSI-efficient technique for generating multiple uncorrelated noise sources and its application to stochastic neural networks
Author :
Alspector, Joshua ; Gannett, Joel W. ; Haber, Stuart ; Parker, Michael B. ; Chu, Robert
Author_Institution :
Bellcore, Morristown, NJ, USA
fDate :
1/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A method for generating multiple arbitrarily shifted pseudorandom bit streams from a single linear feedback shift register (LFSR) is presented. Each bit stream is obtained by tapping the outputs of selected LFSR cells and feeding these tapped cell outputs through a set of exclusive-OR gates. This enables many neurons to share a single LFSR, resulting in an acceptably small overhead for VLSI implementation
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; VLSI; integrated logic circuits; neural nets; noise generators; shift registers; stochastic processes; VLSI-efficient technique; exclusive-OR gates; linear feedback shift register; multiple uncorrelated noise sources; pseudorandom bit streams; stochastic neural networks; Gaussian noise; Linear feedback shift registers; Neural networks; Neurons; Noise generators; Noise reduction; Simulated annealing; Stochastic resonance; Testing; Very large scale integration;
Journal_Title :
Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
