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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2019
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Changyong Son, Anyang-si, KR;
Jinwoo Son, Seoul, KR;
Byungin Yoo, Seoul, KR;
Chang Kyu Choi, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jae-Joon Han, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A lightened neural network, method, and apparatus, and recognition method and apparatus implementing the same. A neural network includes a plurality of layers each comprising neurons and plural synapses connecting neurons included in neighboring layers. Synaptic weights with values greater than zero and less than a preset value of a variable a, which is greater than zero, may be at least partially set to zero. Synaptic weights with values greater than a preset value of a variable b, which is greater than zero, may be at least partially set to the preset value of the variable b.