A computer that processes analog data is known as an analog computer. Analog computers store information in physical quantities in a continuous format and use measurements to perform computation.

A computer that uses light rather than digital switches for calculations could help reduce the energy demands of artificial ...

Although computers are overwhelmingly digital today, there’s a good point to be made that analog computers are the more efficient approach for specific applications. The authors behind a ...

The prototype is built from commercially available parts, including micro-LEDs, optical lenses, and sensors from smartphone ...

Microsoft Research has developed an analog optical computer (AOC) that uses light to solve complex problems.

A new technical paper titled “Analog optical computer for AI inference and combinatorial optimization” was published by ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The pursuit of faster and more efficient computing has been a driving force in technological progress for decades. As the demand for computational power continues to grow, ...

Research conducted by the Microsoft Research lab in Cambridge could contribute to the development of AI accelerators.

Recent progress on both analog and digital simulations of quantum fields foreshadows a future in which quantum computers ...

A Microsoft analog optical computer has solved two optimization problems and shown potential for AI workloads using less energy.

Our new tech editor for Analog looks at the evolution of “analog” and how it inadvertently spun off a pop music genre. Operational Amplifiers are exactly that—amplifiers that can perform mathematical ...

As requested by readers, editor Andy Turudic demonstrates that it’s child’s play to set up an Analog Computer to compute a Lorenz Attractor. Anabrid’s THAT Analog Computer provides a flexible, ...