Training probabilistic VLSI models on-chip to recognise biomedical signals under hardware nonidealities

VLSI implementation of probabilistic models is attractive for many biomedical applications. However, hardware non-idealities can prevent probabilistic VLSI models from modelling data optimally through on-chip learning. This paper investigates the maximum computational errors that a probabilistic VLSI model can tolerate when modelling real biomedical data. VLSI circuits capable of achieving the required precision are also proposed.