Delay-dependent asymptotic stability of neural networks with time-varying delays

This paper considers the problem of stability analysis for neural networks with time-varying delays. The time-varying delays under consideration are assumed to be bounded but not necessarily differentiable. In terms of a linear matrix inequality, a delay-dependent asymptotic stability condition is developed, which ensures the existence of a unique equilibrium point and its global asymptotic stability. The proposed stability condition is easy to check and less conservative. An example is provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed condition. © 2008 World Scientific Publishing Company.