Analysis of the Effects of Offset Errors in Neural LSIs

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It is well known that offset errors in the multi-pliers of neural LSIs can have fatal effects on performance. The aim of this study is to understand theoretically how offset errors affect performance of neural LSIs. We have used a single-layer perceptron as an example, and compare our theoretically derived results with computer simulations. We have found that offset errors in the multipliers for the forward process can be canceled out through learning, but those for the updating process cannot be. We have examined the asymptotic behavior of learning for the updating process and derived a mathematical expression for dL, the excess of the averaged loss function L. The derived expression gives us a basis for estimating robustness with respect to the offset errors. Our analysis indicates that dL can be expressed in the form of a quadratic form of offset errors and the inverse of the Hessian matrix of L. We have found that increasing the number of synapses degrades the performance. We have also learned that enlarging the input signal level and reducing the signal level of the desired response can be effective techniques for reducing the effects of offset errors of the updating process.
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1997-09-25