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 ...

Although computers are overwhelmingly digital today, there’s a good point to be made that analog computers are the more ...

The constant scaling of AI applications and other digital technologies across industries is beginning to tax the energy grid ...

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

Microsoft has built an analog optical computer that uses light instead of silicon, promising 100x gains in speed and ...

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

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

A new study indicates that a computer that uses light instead of digital switches for computation may help reduce the energy demands of artificial intelligence (AI). The scientists who invented this ...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella hailed a research breakthrough as the company unveiled an analog optical computer built with smartphone parts that promises up to 100x faster, more energy-efficient problem ...

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