A neural network accelerator for image analysis

At the heart of this image analysis system are two NET32K analog neural network chips, computing over 100 billion multiply-accumulates per second. The system simultaneously scans sixty-four 16/spl times/16-pixel templates over bi-level images, producing feature maps that mark matches between the image and the templates. When we code simple, generic shapes into the templates, the feature maps allow us to make quick, robust analyses of complex, noisy images.<
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