A CNN chip for connected component detection

The first working chips that implement a cellular neural network (CNN) are reported. They have been integrated in a CMOS 2- mu m technology, and are intended for connected component detection processing applications. The operation is made in continuous time using analog circuitry. The design, fabrication, and testing of these chips are presented.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>