plonski@aerospace.aero.org (Mike Plonski) (03/15/90)
%T Analog VLSI and Neural Systems
%A Carver Mead
%I |Addison|
%D 1989
%K implementation, chips, hardware
%G ISBN 0-201-05992-4
%X describes the analog vlsi circuits that can be used for neural nets,
95\% analog design and 5\% neural nets
%T Analog VLSI Implementation of Neural Systems
%E Carver Mead
%E Mohammed Ismail
%I |KLUWER|
%G ISBN 0-7923-9040-7
%D 1989
%K special purpose hardware, image processing, edge detection, pre-processing,
early vision, biological applications
%X Table of Contents:
{\em CH 1: A Neural Processor for Maze Solving} first neural chip design from
1970's
{\em CH 2: Resistive Fuses: Analog Hardware for Detecting Discontinuities in
Early Vision} fusable links at edge boundaries can be used to prevent
smearing of object when performing smoothing
{\em CH 3: CMOS Integration of Herault- Jutton Cells for Separation of Sources}
{\em CH 4: Circuit Models of Sensory Transduction in the Cochlea}
{\em CH 5: Issues in Analog VLSI and MOS Techniques for Neural Computing}
{\em CH 6: Design and Fabrication of VLSI Components for a General Purpose
Analog Neural Computer}
{\em CH 7: A Chip that Focuses an Image on Itself}
{\em CH 8: A Foveated Retina-Like Sensor Using CCD Technology}
{\em CH 9: Cooperative Stero Matching Using Static and Dynamic Image Features}
{\em CH 10: Adaptive Retina} briefly describes Mead's approach of using UV
light to compensate for non-uniform response across pixels
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