Implementation of CNN neuron activations
Mauro Forti, Luca Pancioni, SANTINA ROCCHI, Valerio Vignoli · Electronics Letters · 2002
A new implementation in CMOS technology for the neuron cell of the standard cellular neural networks (CNNs) is introduced. The proposed cell activation closely approximates a three-segment piecewise linear function, also at the corners of the technological process. This feature permits a generalised design procedure for the CNN which accurately accounts for the errors in the electronic implementation of the cell.