An Analog Template-Based Classifier Using MOS Translinear Loops.pdfVIP

Hindawi Publishing Corporation Active and Passive Electronic Components Volume 2011, Article ID 192818, 9 pages doi:10.1155/2011/192818 Research Article An Analog Template-Based Classifier Using MOS Translinear Loops Ebrahim Farshidi Department of Electrical Engineering, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz 61357-831351, Iran Correspondence should be addressed to Ebrahim Farshidi, farshidi@scu.ac.ir Received 26 January 2011; Revised 14 March 2011; Accepted 15 April 2011 Academic Editor: Sudhanshu Maheshwari Copyright © 2011 Ebrahim Farshidi. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. An analog template matching pattern classifier circuit based on a new synthesis of Euclidean distance calculation is presented. It is composed of simple two-quadrant squarer/divider blocks. The circuit employs MOSFETs that operate in strong inverted saturation region performing electronically simulated translinear loop. The converter features very low supply voltage (0.9 V), immune from body effect, two-quadrant input current, large dynamic range, and low circuit complexity. The circuit was successfully applied to the recognition of some simple patterns. Simulation results by HSPICE show high performance in the separation of circuit and confirm the validity of the proposed technique. 1. Introduction analog integrated forms of Euclidean distance calculator have been proposed [ 1–6]. They can be used in classifications Classification algorithm as a key function in information algorithms to me