Patent ID: 6763340
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: G06N

Abstract:
A microelectromechanical artificial neural network node element effective for computing a modified sum-of-products function, comprising:a rigid mass; at least one product-forming microelectromechanical resonator, whereby a product is formed by multiplying at least one input by at least one weight; said at least one resonator further comprising: an input drive comb fixedly connected to said rigid mass; a movable shuttle flexibly connected to said rigid mass; and an output sense comb connected to said rigid mass; means for transmitting an electro-mechanical signal to said input drive comb and said movable shuttle, wherein said signal includes at least one input and at least one weight; means for sensing a response to said signal from said at least one resonator; means for producing a sum of said responses and means for applying a transformation function to said sum.