A subthreshold MOS circuit for the Lotka–Volterra neural network producing the winners-share-all solution

Abstract

An analog MOS circuit is proposed for implementing a Lotka–Volterra (LV) competitive neural network which produces winners-share-all solutions. The solutions give multiple winners receiving large inputs and are particularly useful for selecting a set of inputs through “decision by majority”. We show that the LV network can easily be implemented using subthreshold MOS transistors. Results of extensive circuit simulations prove that the proposed circuit does exhibit a reliable selection compared with winner-take-all circuits, in the possible presence of device mismatches. These results pave a way to future implementation on a real device.