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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Dennis Newns, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Paul Solomon, Westchester, NY (US);
Xiaodong Cui, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Jin Ping Han, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Xin Zhang, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments for implementing a softmax function in an analog circuit. The analog circuit may comprise a plurality of input nodes to accept voltage inputs; a plurality of diodes connected to each of the plurality of input nodes to perform a current adding function; a log amplifier coupled to the plurality of diodes; a plurality of analog adders coupled to the voltage inputs and an output of the log amplifier; and a plurality of exponential amplifiers, each of the plurality of exponential amplifiers coupled to one of the plurality of analog adders.