Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Neural network computation circuit including non-volatile semiconductor memory element
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Application No.: US16808290Application Date: 2020-03-03
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Publication No.: US11604974B2Publication Date: 2023-03-14
- Inventor: Kazuyuki Kouno , Takashi Ono , Masayoshi Nakayama , Reiji Mochida , Yuriko Hayata
- Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- Priority: JPJP2017-171846 20170907
- Main IPC: G06N3/063
- IPC: G06N3/063 ; G06F7/544 ; G06N3/04

Abstract:
A neural network computation circuit that outputs output data according to a result of a multiply-accumulate operation between input data and connection weight coefficients, the neural network computation circuit includes computation units in each of which a non-volatile semiconductor memory element and a cell transistor are connected in series between data lines, a non-volatile semiconductor memory element and a cell transistor are connected in series between data lines, and gates of the transistors are connected to word lines. The connection weight coefficients are stored into the non-volatile semiconductor memory elements. A word line selection circuit places the word lines in a selection state or a non-selection state according to the input data. A determination circuit determines current values flowing in data lines to output output data.
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