Fuzzy cellular neural networks (
FCNN) are special kinds of
cellular neural networks. Each cell in an FCNN containing fuzzy operating abilities, yet, the entire network is governed by
cellular computing laws. The design of FCNNs is based on fuzzy
local rules. FCNNs were invented by
Tao Yang in
1994 in China and popularized in
1996 in USA. The first
VLSI chip to implement FCNN was implemented in
Taiwan,
R.O.C.