Electronic Design

So...Analog Computing Hits a Bump in the Road and All THAT (Part 2)

Analogue Computing hits the road as editor Andy Turudic uses THe Analog Thing Analog Laptop Computer to simulate an automobile suspension encountering a pothole. Some of you may have already ...
Electronic Design

So... What if THAT Analog Computer was Cheaper than a Smartphone? (Part 1)

A “cheap as chips” open-source Analog Computer can run circles around a Raspberry Pi in solving differential equations and for simulating natural phenomena. To keep costs down, the Anabrid team ...
Redmond

Microsoft Tests Analog Optical Computer on Real-World Problems

Microsoft has built a prototype computer that uses light and analog signals instead of traditional binary computing. The system, developed in Cambridge, U.K., is designed to handle optimization tasks ...
TechRepublic

Microsoft’s Experimental Optical Computer Could Run AI Workloads With Less Energy

Researchers Jiaqi Chu, Francesca Parmigiani, and James Clegg with the current model of Microsoft Research’s analog optical computer in Cambridge, UK. (Image source: Chris Welsch for Microsoft) ...