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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1996
Kunihiko Iizuka, Sakai, JP;
Mitsuhiko Fujio, Ikoma, JP;
Hirofumi Matsui, Ikoma-gun, JP;
Masayuki Miyamoto, Nabari, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An inner product calculation device for calculating an inner product of a coefficient vector including at least one first element with a positive sign and at least one second element with a negative sign and an input vector including elements corresponding to a plurality of input voltages. The device includes: an amplifier having an input terminal and an output terminal; a first capacitor corresponding to the first element and having a capacitance in proportion to a value of the first element; a second capacitor corresponding to the second element, and having a capacitance in proportion to an absolute value of the second element; a third capacitor connected to one end of the first capacitor, one end of the second capacitor, and the input terminal of the amplifier; a voltage source applying, during a first period a corresponding one of the input voltages to the first capacitor and a reference voltage to the second capacitor and the third capacitor; and applying, during a second period following the first period, the reference voltage to the first capacitor, a corresponding one of the plurality of input voltages to the second capacitor, and an output voltage output from the output terminal of the amplifier to the third capacitor; and a switch for short-circuiting the input terminal of the amplifier and the output terminal of the amplifier during a third period.