1. < architecture> (cnn) the cnn universal machine is a low cost, low power, extremely high speed supercomputer on a chip. ıt is at least 1000 times faster than equivalent dsp solutions of many complex image processing tasks. ıt is a stored program supercomputer where a complex sequence of image processing algorithms is programmed and downloaded into the chip, just like any digital computer. because the entire computer is integrated into a chip, no signal leaves the chip until the image processing task is completed. although the cnn universal chip is based on analogue and logic operating principles, it has an on-chip analog-to-digital input-output interface so that at the system design and application perspective, it can be used as a digital component, just like a dsp. ın particular, a development system is available for rapid design and prototyping. moreover, a compiler, an operating system, and a user-friendly cnn high-level language, like the c language, have been developed which makes it easy to implement any image processing algorithm. [professor leon chua, university of california at berkeley]. (1995-04-27)