| abstract |
Described is an electronic component with N input terminals, which admit N input signals, M output terminals, each of which is assigned to one or more input terminals, a component body in which, depending on the input signals, current paths or filaments are created which connect the N input terminals with the M output terminals, wherein, to establish a decision or displacement dynamics, an external quantity applied to the component switches the current flow through the component body between an initial distribution, in which the current densities (ji) between each input terminal and its assigned output terminal correspond to the input signal admitted at the respective input terminal, and a self-organizing distribution, in which the current flows only between the input terminal admitting the input signal with the highest value and its assigned output terminal. |