The Connex Array™ as a neural network accelerator

  • Authors:
  • Rǎzvan Andonie;Mihaela Maliţa

  • Affiliations:
  • Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA;Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH

  • Venue:
  • CI '07 Proceedings of the Third IASTED International Conference on Computational Intelligence
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

We discuss the parallel implementation of neural networks on a Connex Array™circuit. By estimating the number of memory cycles, we approximate the real performance of the machine. We show how to implement a basic neural learning algorithm. Our preliminary study suggests that the Connex Array™is a good neural network accelerator, due to its high performance for vector operations. The execution time obtained is significant: 5 GCUPS, at 2.5 watts, on less than 1 cm2 area.