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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yannick Deville, Villescresnes, FR;
Assignee:
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395 27 ; 395 23 ; 395 24 ;
Abstract
A neural digital processor (10) that includes circuitry (14) for applying a function ANLF to neural potentials. ANLF approximates a non-linear activation function NLF. The circuitry includes another neural processor which operates with another non-linear activation function CNLF. CNLF is a simple function, for example a ramp. The circuitry (14) may comprise elements (36.sub.1, 36.sub.2, 64) in common with apparatus (75) for calculating a derivative of the approximation function ANLF. The precision of approximation of the non-linear activation function NLF can be predetermined.