The human brain, the ultimate intelligent processor, can handle ambiguous and uncertain information adequately. The implementation of such a human-brain architecture and function is called OC brainwareOCO. Brainware is a candidate for the new tool that will realize a human-friendly computer society. As one of the LSI implementations of brainware, a OC bio-inspiredOCO hardware system is discussed in this book. Consisting of eight enriched versions of papers selected from IIZUKA ''98, this volume provides wide coverage, from neuronal function devices to vision systems, chaotic systems, and also an effective design methodology of hierarchical large-scale neural systems inspired by neuroscience. It can serve as a reference for graduate students and researchers working in the field of brainware. It is also a source of inspiration for research towards the realization of a silicon brain. Contents: Neuron MOS Transistor: The Concept and Its Application (T Shibata); Adaptive Learning Neuron Integrated Circuits Using Ferroelectric-Gate FETs (S-M Yoon et al.); An AnalogOCoDigital Merged Circuit Architecture Using PWM Techniques for Bio-Inspired Nonlinear Dynamical Systems (T Morie et al.); Application-Driven Design of Bio-Inspired Low-Power Vision Circuits and Systems (A KAnig et al.); Motion Detection with Bio-Inspired Analog MOS Circuits (H Yonezu et al.); cents MOS Cellular-Automaton Circuit for Picture Processing (M Ikebe & Y Amemiya); Semiconductor Chaos-Generating Elements of Simple Structure and Their Integration (K Hoh et al.); Computation in Single Neuron with Dendritic Trees (N Katayama et al.). Readership: Graduate students, researchers and industrialists in artificial intelligence, neural networks, machine perception, computer vision, pattern/handwriting recognition, image analysis and biocomputing.
The human brain, the ultimate intelligent processor, can handle ambiguous and uncertain information adequately. The implementation of such a human-brain architecture and function is called OC brainwareOCO. Brainware is a candidate for the new tool that will realize a human-friendly computer society. As one of the LSI implementations of brainware, a OC bio-inspiredOCO hardware system is discussed in this book. Consisting of eight enriched versions of papers selected from IIZUKA ''98, this volume provides wide coverage, from neuronal function devices to vision systems, chaotic systems, and also an effective design methodology of hierarchical large-scale neural systems inspired by neuroscience. It can serve as a reference for graduate students and researchers working in the field of brainware. It is also a source of inspiration for research towards the realization of a silicon brain. Contents: Neuron MOS Transistor: The Concept and Its Application (T Shibata); Adaptive Learning Neuron Integrated Circuits Using Ferroelectric-Gate FETs (S-M Yoon et al.); An AnalogOCoDigital Merged Circuit Architecture Using PWM Techniques for Bio-Inspired Nonlinear Dynamical Systems (T Morie et al.); Application-Driven Design of Bio-Inspired Low-Power Vision Circuits and Systems (A KAnig et al.); Motion Detection with Bio-Inspired Analog MOS Circuits (H Yonezu et al.); cents MOS Cellular-Automaton Circuit for Picture Processing (M Ikebe & Y Amemiya); Semiconductor Chaos-Generating Elements of Simple Structure and Their Integration (K Hoh et al.); Computation in Single Neuron with Dendritic Trees (N Katayama et al.). Readership: Graduate students, researchers and industrialists in artificial intelligence, neural networks, machine perception, computer vision, pattern/handwriting recognition, image analysis and biocomputing.
The Ten Master Clans and the Eighteen Support Clans have gathered for a conference to raise concerns about Tatsuya's behavior. His official position is that all his actions were necessary to protect Miyuki and he has the full support of the Yotsuba, including the current head of the clan, Maya. Naturally, some of the other families are not so easily convinced. And while this captures everyone’s attention, Mitsuya Shiina vanishes without a trace, kicking off yet another incident that may affect more than just First High...
December, 2095. In exchange for Shizuku going to study in the USNA, Lina has been attending Magic High School in Japan. Tatsuya figured out her true identity as a member of USNA special forces right away but as soon as one mystery is solved, another breaks out. Right around the same time as Lina's arrival in Japan, there has been a series of attacks on magicians by something called the "vampire." But while Tatsuya and Mikhiko try to use old magic to discover the identity of this criminal, an assault on their school occurs!
Miyuki's classmate Shizuku Kitayama is on her way to study abroad. For magicians, this is normally impossible, since allowing the genes of someone who can use magic outside their home country's borders is tantamount to giving up national secrets. But it's allowed to happen in one case-exchange programs. And that's how Angelina has arrived in Japan from the USNA to study at First High. But it seems she's a part of something much bigger than a simple cultural exchange!
All that remains in the Nine Schools Competition are the Monolith Code finals, but with Miyuki’s win, the champions have already been decided—First High! Yet, even in victory, not everyone’s celebrating: Miyuki can do nothing but worry about Tatsuya. He’s left to hunt down the dark organization pulling the strings behind the scenes of the competition, and he won’t stop until he’s had his revenge…With thoughts of Miyuki filling his head, will he emerge triumphant in this thrilling conclusion?
With the New Year comes a wave of changes. Though few are surprised that Miyuki has formally been recognized as the next head of the Yotsuba family, no one could have anticipated her engagement to Tatsuya would be finalized at the same time. As Honoka and the others try to digest the information, the Ichijou family immediately objects to the union, proposing that Miyuki marry their scion, Masaki Ichijou, instead. Meanwhile, with the world of magic watching intently, the powerful gather to select the next Ten Master Clans...
The Nine School Battle. Ever year in mid-July, students from magic high schools all over the country gather to participate in fierce competitions of magical skill. Miyuki Shiba is among the members of the team First High will send to the battle. The magical skill of the competitors will be a huge factor, but there's another one-the tuning of their CADs. Luckily, they've got someone with them who specializes in the field-Miyuki's older brother Tatsuya. But when the Nine School Battle is targeted by a sinister group, all the talent in the world may not be enough to secure victory...
The rookie competition is one of the most highly anticipated spectacles of the Nine School Competition and a chance for freshman athletes to shine. First High's beloved Miyuki Shiba takes center stage during these matches to give a beautifully elegant performance. Her brother, Tatsuya, doesn't have a moment to waste as he works around the clock as part of the engineering team, relaxing only when he gets a chance to admire his sister from behind the scenes. But after his teammates fall prey to a horrific accident, Tatsuya is suddenly thrust into the spotlight and set on a direct collision course with the Crimson Price, Masaki Ichijou!
Two months have passed since the nefarious events surrounding the latest Nine School Competition, and its cerebral counterpart, the Thesis Competition, is fast approaching. Helping out First High with the event, Tatsuya will surely have his work cut out for him even if everything goes according to plan. Of course, nothing ever does, which might explain the letter from Maya Yotsuba containing a curious request: to assist in the capture of Gongjin Zhou, one of the masterminds behind the recent Parasidoll incident. Tatsuya and Miyuki depart for Kyoto, where they'll have to keep their wits about them to safely navigate the hidden schemes and shadowy conflicts that lurk just beneath the surface of the ancient capital!
A suicide bombing brings the Master Clans Council to an abrupt close! Armed with only the knowledge that the explosion was triggered by corpse manipulation magic, Tatsuya sets off in search of the perpetrator along with Juumonji. After being egged on by his father, Masaki trails behind them to Tokyo in an attempt to one-up Tatsuya’s investigation. But things take a turn for the unexpected when Masaki summons up the courage to propose to Miyuki…
The nationwide All-High Magic Thesis Competition is lauded as a more cerebral and refined contest than the action-packed Nine School Competition. After seeing more than enough gunfights and magical duels in between classes, this change of pace suits Tatsuya just fine. Unfortunately, not every spectator is content with simply enjoying the event. With rival students, intelligence operatives, and a foreign assassin all in attendance, Tatsuya might need more than just his wits to keep everyone safe!
July 2096. Another year means another summer, and that means a new Nine School Competition. Just to spice things up, the participants are informed only weeks before the event that there are some massive rule changes! While everyone's running around frantically trying to figure out what they should do, Tatsuya catches wind of another plot that might be brewing behind the scenes of this year's competition. As the shadows rise for the second year in a row...let the games begin!
It's time for the National Thesis Competition to take place in Yokohama but what was supposed to be a grand event for the participating students has been turned into a battlefield. A mysterious band of armed magicians and mechanized weapons have stormed in and it may be up to Tatsuya and the others to get everyone home safely!
All eyes are on Tatsuya as he takes the stage for the first time in the Nine Schools Competition! With Miyuki watching with rapt attention, how will Tatsuya fare? Don't miss the tournament's thrilling climax!
USNA Major Angie Sirius's arrival in Japan as Lina the American exchange student was suspiciously coincident with the vampire attacks occurring in the vicinity of Magic High School. With the parasites behind the uproar finally neutralized, things have mostly settled down. However, since they merely vacated the bodies they were inhabiting, it's only a matter of time before the parasites find new hosts. As soon as Tatsuya learns the vampiric creatures are still on the loose, he rejoins his friends on the hunt to eliminate the monsters once and for all-even if Major Sirius hounds him in the process!
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