Signal probabilities in AND-OR trees

L Lipsky, SC Seth - IEEE transactions on computers, 1989 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
L Lipsky, SC Seth
IEEE transactions on computers, 1989ieeexplore.ieee.org
The authors consider a class of AND-OR tree circuits and study their response to random-
pattern inputs as the depth of the tree is allowed to increase indefinitely. Each binary input of
a circuit is independently chosen to be one (zero) with probability x (1-x). The logic of the
circuit determines the probability of success (one) at the output as a monotonically
increasing S-shaped function of x called the probability transfer function. The probability
transfer function of an AND-OR tree is shown to have just one interior fixed point (with …
The authors consider a class of AND-OR tree circuits and study their response to random-pattern inputs as the depth of the tree is allowed to increase indefinitely. Each binary input of a circuit is independently chosen to be one (zero) with probability x (1-x). The logic of the circuit determines the probability of success (one) at the output as a monotonically increasing S-shaped function of x called the probability transfer function. The probability transfer function of an AND-OR tree is shown to have just one interior fixed point (with respect to changes in depth of the tree) in the
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