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Article: Neural-network IC architectures define suitable applications. (integrated circuits)
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- EDN
- Article date:
- July 4, 1991
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Neural-network technology offers promise in embedded applications, such as vibration control and image recognition. The varied architectures of neural-network ICs. however) limit the type of embedded applications any of the individual ICs best suit.
Neural networks excel in applications such as character recognition, financial analysis, bomb detection, target classification, and just about anything else that requires pattern recognition on input data. Further, neural-network ICs promise to make cost-effective and physically small neural-based products possible. Only two companies currently ship such ICs, however, and two more will offer chips shortly. The ICs ...