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FILENUMBER: 462 BEGIN_KEYWORDS Text Neural Information Processing VLSI Sheu Choi END_KEYWORDS DATE: june 1995 TITLE: Text on Neural Information Processing and VLSI by Sheu and Choi Text on Neural Information Processing and VLSI by Sheu and Choi (Contributed by Bing Sheu of Univ. of Southern California) "Neural Information Processing and VLSI" by Bing Sheu and Joongho Choi provides a unified treatment of this important subject for use in classrooms, industry, and research laboratories, in order to develop advanced artificial and biologically-inspired neural networks using compact analog and digital VLSI parallel processing techniques. The book systematically presents various neural network paradigms, computing architectures, and the associated electronic/optical implementations using efficient VLSI design methodologies. It is suitable for those interested in efficient neurocomputing as well as those curious about neural network system applications. It has been especially prepared for use as a text for advanced undergraduate and first year graduate students, and is an excellent reference book for researchers and scientists working in the fields covered. Contents: Preface. Part I: Paradigms and Models. 1. Introduction. 2. Artificial Neural Network Algorithms. 3. Other Computational Intelligence Topics. 4. Biologically-Inspired Vision Processing. 5. Cellular Neural Networks. 6. Paralleled Hardware Annealing for Optimal Solutions. Part II: VLSI Design Technology. 7. Design Methodologies of VLSI Neural Networks. 8. Analog VLSI Building Blocks. 9. Digital VLSI Neuroprocessors. Part III: Applications and System Prototyping. 10. Back-Propagation Neural Networks. 11. Self-Organization Neural Networks. 12. Advanced Vision Chips and Systems. 13. Photonic Neural Networks. 14. Smart-Pixel, Cellular Neural Network, and Chaotic Chips. 15. Various Subsystem and System Construction Examples. 16. Selected Commercial Products from Industry. A: Spice CMOS Level-w, Level-4, and BSIM_Plus Model Files. B: Basic VLSI Building Blocks. C: Current-Mode Circuits for Piecewise-Linear Functions. D: Selected Software Listing. Subject Index. To order, contact: Kluwer Academic Publishers Order Department P.O. Box 358 Accord Station Hingham, MA 02018-0358 Tel : 617 871 6600 Fax : 617 871 6528 Email : kluwer@world.std.com

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