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Resistive circuit topologies that admit several solutions
Author(s) -
Fosséprez Marc,
Hasler Martin
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
international journal of circuit theory and applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.364
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1097-007X
pISSN - 0098-9886
DOI - 10.1002/cta.4490180607
Subject(s) - resistor , electronic circuit , network topology , topology (electrical circuits) , computer science , resistive touchscreen , resistive random access memory , linear circuit , content addressable memory , arithmetic , electronic engineering , mathematics , equivalent circuit , artificial neural network , electrical engineering , engineering , voltage , artificial intelligence , computer vision , operating system
Necessary and sufficient conditions are given that a resistive circuit may have several but finitely many solutions. Whether it actually has several solutions depends on the values of the sources and linear resistors as well as on the characteristics of the non‐linear resistors. Such circuits are required for static memory applications of all kinds, including associative memories realized by neural networks. These criteria are given both in terms of linear circuits and circuit topology. In the same way the minimal memory circuits are characterized. They constitute the building blocks for more complicated memory circuits.