Delay-dependent stochastic stability criteria for Markovian jumping neural networks with mode-dependent time-varying delays and partially known transition rates

In this paper, the problem of stochastic stability criterion of Markovian jumping neural networks with mode-dependent time-varying delays and partially known transition rates is considered. Some new delay-dependent stability criteria are derived by choosing a new class of Lyapunov functional. The obtained criteria are less conservative because free-weighting matrices method and a convex optimization approach are considered. Finally, a numerical example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.