Patent ID: 11960990
Assignee: NANOSEMI, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 17:
18. The method of claim 15, wherein evaluating the piecewise linear function comprises:
evaluating the piecewise linear function according to:, f
    ⁡
    
      (
      
        x
        ;
        
          w
          →
        
      
      )
    
  
  =
  
    {
    
      
        
          
            
              
                (
                
                  
                    x
                    -
                    
                      a
                      0
                    
                  
                  
                    
                      a
                      1
                    
                    -
                    
                      a
                      0
                    
                  
                
                )
              
              ⁢
              
                w
                1
              
            
            +
            
              
                (
                
                  
                    
                      a
                      1
                    
                    -
                    x
                  
                  
                    
                      a
                      1
                    
                    -
                    
                      a
                      0
                    
                  
                
                )
              
              ⁢
              
                w
                0
              
            
          
        
        
          
            x
            <
            
              a
              1
            
          
        
      
      
        
          
            
              
                
                  (
                  
                    
                      x
                      -
                      
                        a
                        k
                      
                    
                    
                      
                        a
                        
                          k
                          +
                          1
                        
                      
                      -
                      
                        a
                        k
                      
                    
                  
                  )
                
                ⁢
                
                  w
                  
                    k
                    +
                    1
                  
                
              
              +
              
                
                  (
                  
                    
                      
                        a
                        
                          k
                          +
                          1
                        
                      
                      -
                      x
                    
                    
                      
                        a
                        
                          k
                          +
                          1
                        
                      
                      -
                      
                        a
                        k
                      
                    
                  
                  )
                
                ⁢
                
                  w
                  k
                
              
            
            ,
          
        
        
          
            
              
                a
                k
              
              ≤
              x
              ≤
              
                a
                
                  k
                  +
                  1
                
              
            
            ,
            
              k
              =
              1
            
            ,
            …
            ⁢
            
              
            
            ,
            
              n
              -
              2
            
          
        
      
      
        
          
            
              
                (
                
                  
                    x
                    -
                    
                      a
                      
                        n
                        -
                        1
                      
                    
                  
                  
                    
                      a
                      n
                    
                    -
                    
                      a
                      
                        n
                        -
                        1
                      
                    
                  
                
                )
              
              ⁢
              
                w
                n
              
            
            +
            
              
                (
                
                  
                    
                      a
                      n
                    
                    -
                    x
                  
                  
                    
                      a
                      n
                    
                    -
                    
                      a
                      
                        n
                        -
                        1
                      
                    
                  
                
                )
              
              ⁢
              
                w
                
                  n
                  -
                  1
                
              
            
          
        
        
          
            x
            ≥
            
              a
              
                n
                -
                1
              
            
          
        
      
    
  

where a0<a1< . . . <an are pre-determined n+1 ordered break points, and wk, 0≤k≤n+1, are the adjustable coefficients.