Mapping Complex, Large – Scale Spiking Networks on Neural VLSI

Traditionally, VLSI implementations of spiking neural nets have featured large neuron counts for fixed computations or small exploratory, configurable nets. This paper presents the system architecture of a large configurable neural net system employing a dedicated mapping algorithm for projecting the targeted biology-analog nets and dynamics onto the hardware with its attendant constraints. Keywords—Large scale VLSI neural net, topology mapping, complex pulse communication.

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