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    Author(s)
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    Pranav Mathews
    Affiliation
    Affiliation
    Georgia Institute of Technology
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    Jennifer Hasler
    Affiliation
    Affiliation
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Abstract

    This paper discusses physical computing for solving optimization problems using a Hopfield network built on a Field Programmable Analog Array (FPAA). A core Hopfield circuit is presented that uses a programmable Vector-Maxtrix-Multiply (VMM) and OTA. The circuit dynamics of the VMM and effects of mismatch are discussed. The analog Hopfield network is evaluated by inputting a graph to the network and solving the NP-hard max-cut problem. Experimental results show convergence time in the order of microseconds towards a optimal solution on a four and ten node graph.