Patent Document ID: 9558443
Application ID: 13957805
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A system, comprising: a memory device maintaining deterministic neural data relating to a digital neuron, wherein the neuron has a plurality of operating modes, the plurality of operating modes include a stochastic mode and a deterministic mode, and the deterministic neural data includes a deterministic synaptic weight; and a logic circuit configured to: generate a pseudo-random value; retrieve the deterministic synaptic weight from the memory device; generate stochastic neural data based on a comparison between the deterministic synaptic weight and the pseudo-random value, wherein the stochastic neural data includes a stochastic synaptic weight, wherein the stochastic synaptic weight is a non-zero value if the deterministic synaptic weight is greater than or equal to the pseudo-random value, and wherein the stochastic synaptic weight is a zero value if the deterministic synaptic weight is less than the pseudo-random value; determine whether the neuron is operating in the deterministic mode or the stochastic mode; in response to determining the neuron is operating in the deterministic mode, process a neuronal state of the neuron based on the deterministic neural data; and in response to determining the neuron is operating in the stochastic mode, process the neuronal state of the neuron based on the stochastic neural data.