book announcement--Liu

[David Weininger]

I thought readers of the Connectionists List might be interested in this 
book.  For more information, please visit 
http://mitpress.mit.edu/0262122553/  Thank you!

Best,
David

Analog VLSI
Circuits and Principles
Shih-Chii Liu, Jörg Kramer, Giacomo Indiveri, Tobias Delbrück, and 
Rodney Douglas
foreword by Carver A. Mead

Neuromorphic engineers work to improve the performance of artificial systems 
through the development of chips and systems that process information 
collectively using primarily analog circuits. This book presents the central 
concepts required for the creative and successful design of analog VLSI 
circuits. The discussion is weighted toward novel circuits that emulate 
natural signal processing. Unlike most circuits in commercial or industrial 
applications, these circuits operate mainly in the subthreshold or weak 
inversion region. Moreover, their functionality is not limited to linear 
operations, but also encompasses many interesting nonlinear operations 
similar to those occurring in natural systems. Topics include device 
physics, linear and nonlinear circuit forms, translinear circuits, 
photodetectors, floating-gate devices, noise analysis, and process 
technology.

Shih-Chii Liu, Giacomo Indiveri, and Tobias Delbrück are Assistant 
Professors at the Institute of Neuroinformatics, Zurich, as was the late 
Jörg Kramer. Rodney Douglas is Director of the Institute of 
Neuroinformatics and Professor of Neuroinformatics at the University of 
Zurich.

6 x 9, 472 pp., cloth, ISBN 0-262-12255-3

A Bradford Book

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