Neural network hardware performance criteria

E. Keulen, van, S.B. Colak, H.C.A.M. Withagen, J.A. Hegt

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Abstract

Nowadays, many real world problems need fast processing neural networks to come up with a solution in real time. Therefore hardware implementation becomes indispensable. The problem is then to choose the right chip that is to be used for a particular application. For this, a proper set of hardware performance criteria is needed to be able to compare the performance of neural network chips. The most important criterium is related to the speed a network processes information with a given accuracy. For this a new criterium is proposed. The 'effective number of connection bits' represents the effective accuracy of a chip. The '(effective) connection primitives per second' criterium now provides a new speed criterium normalized to the amount of information value that is processed in a connection. In addition to this the authors also propose another new criterium called 'reconfigurability number' as a measure for the reconfigurability and size of a chip. Using these criteria gives a much more neutral view of the performance of a neural network chip than the existing conventional criteria, such as 'connections per second'.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe 1994 IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks : IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, June 27-June 29, 1994, Orlando Florida
Place of PublicationPiscataway
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages1885-1888
ISBN (Print)0-7803-1901-X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1994
EventIEEE International Conference on Neural Networks - Orlando, Fl., United States
Duration: 27 Jun 199429 Jun 1994

Conference

ConferenceIEEE International Conference on Neural Networks
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando, Fl.
Period27/06/9429/06/94
OtherThe 1994 IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks : IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, June 27-June 29, 1994, Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel, Orlando Florida.

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