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Researchers develop smaller, more efficient space-tolerant computer chips
Space is a highly volatile environment. Factors like radiation, extreme temperatures, and debris make outer space a challenging environment for operating technology. In particular, radiation can have devastating effects on ...
Apr 17, 2025
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Programmable photonic chip uses light to accelerate AI training and cut energy use
Penn Engineers have developed the first programmable chip that can train nonlinear neural networks using light—a breakthrough that could dramatically speed up AI training, reduce energy use and even pave the way for fully ...
Apr 15, 2025
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Leveraging silicon photonics for scalable and sustainable AI hardware
The emergence of AI has profoundly transformed numerous industries. Driven by deep learning technology and Big Data, AI requires significant processing power for training its models. While the existing AI infrastructure relies ...
Apr 10, 2025
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Photonic chips boost computing speed and efficiency to address growing demand
Computer chips that combine the use of light and electricity are shown to increase computational performance, while reducing energy consumption, compared with conventional electronic chips. The photonic computing chips, described ...
Apr 9, 2025
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Gigaflow cache streamlines cloud traffic, with 51% higher hit rate and 90% lower misses for programmable SmartNICs
A new way to temporarily store memory, Gigaflow, helps direct heavy traffic in cloud data centers caused by AI and machine learning workloads, according to a study led by University of Michigan researchers.
Apr 8, 2025
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Brain-like computer steers rolling robot with 0.25% of the power needed by conventional controllers
A smaller, lighter and more energy-efficient computer, demonstrated at the University of Michigan, could help save weight and power for autonomous drones and rovers, with implications for autonomous vehicles more broadly.
Mar 27, 2025
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Giving verification more logic and more scale: New method enhances processor security against side-channel attacks
More than seven years ago, cybersecurity researchers were thoroughly rattled by the discovery of Meltdown and Spectre, two major security vulnerabilities uncovered in the microprocessors found in virtually every computer ...
Mar 26, 2025
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SplatOverflow enables remote hardware troubleshooting
A team of researchers from Cornell Tech has developed a new tool designed to revolutionize hardware troubleshooting, with the help of 3D phone scans.
Mar 24, 2025
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Korean researchers develop a processor for real-time hologram generation
Korean researchers have developed a digital holography processor that converts two-dimensional (2D) videos into real-time three-dimensional (3D) holograms. This technology is expected to play a key role in the future of holography, ...
Mar 24, 2025
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveils new Rubin AI chips at GTC 2025
Nvidia founder Jensen Huang kicked off the company's artificial intelligence developer conference on Tuesday by telling a crowd of thousands that AI is going through "an inflection point."
Mar 19, 2025
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Nvidia showcases new tech at AI 'Super Bowl'
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang on Tuesday showcased cutting-edge chips for artificial intelligence and new applications for the technology, shrugging off talk of China's DeepSeek disrupting the market and dangers from U.S. President ...
Mar 18, 2025
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Singapore probes final destination of possible Nvidia chip servers
Servers that may contain AI-powering Nvidia chips shipped from the United States to Singapore ended up in Malaysia, but their actual final destination remains a mystery, the city-state's interior minister said Monday.
Mar 3, 2025
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Novel photochromic glass can store rewritable 3D patterns
For decades, researchers have been exploring how to store data in glass because of its potential to hold information for a long time—eons—without applying power. A special type of glass that changes color in different ...
Feb 26, 2025
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Nanomanufacturing process slashes chip production costs by 99%
The current microelectronics manufacturing method is expensive, slow and energy and resource intensive.
Feb 26, 2025
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Dual-domain architecture shows almost 40 times higher energy efficiency for running neural networks
Many conventional computer architectures are ill-equipped to meet the computational demands of machine learning-based models. In recent years, some engineers have thus been trying to design alternative architectures that ...
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To keep hardware safe, new 'Oreo' method cuts out the code's clues
Imagine you're a chef with a highly sought-after recipe. You write your top-secret instructions in a journal to ensure you remember them, but its location within the book is evident from the folds and tears on the edges of ...
Feb 11, 2025
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Sustainable SOT-MRAM memory technology could replace cache memory in computer architecture in the future
How much energy is consumed each time we upload an image to social media, which relies on data centers and cloud storage? Data centers currently account for about 1% of global energy consumption, amounting to 200 terawatt-hours ...
Feb 6, 2025
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Smarter memory paves the way for EU independence in computer manufacturing
New technology from Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, is helping the EU establish its own competitive computer manufacturing industry. Researchers have developed components critical ...
Jan 30, 2025
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Security vulnerabilities discovered in Apple processors
The US tech giant Apple has always advertised security assurances alongside ever faster processor performance for its products.
Jan 29, 2025
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Big Tech wants to plug data centers right into power plants. Utilities say it's not fair
Looking for a quick fix for their fast-growing electricity diets, tech giants are increasingly looking to strike deals with power plant owners to plug in directly, avoiding a potentially longer and more expensive process ...
Jan 26, 2025
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Scaling up neuromorphic computing for more efficient and effective AI everywhere and anytime
Neuromorphic computing—a field that applies principles of neuroscience to computing systems to mimic the brain's function and structure—needs to scale up if it is to effectively compete with current computing methods.
Jan 24, 2025
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Tiny chip could offer spectral sensing for everyday devices
Imagine smartphones that can diagnose diseases, detect counterfeit drugs or warn of spoiled food. Spectral sensing is a powerful technique that identifies materials by analyzing how they interact with light, revealing details ...
Jan 23, 2025
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Analog computing platform based on one-memristor array efficiently processes real-time videos
As artificial intelligence models become increasingly advanced, electronics engineers have been trying to develop new hardware that is better suited for running these models, while also limiting power-consumption and boosting ...
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Next-gen AI device utilizes ion-controlled spin wave interference in magnetic materials
A research team from NIMS and the Japan Fine Ceramics Center (JFCC) has developed a next-generation AI device—a hardware component for AI systems—that incorporates an iono-magnonic reservoir. This reservoir controls spin ...
Jan 20, 2025
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Next generation computers: New wiring material could transform chip technology
The rapid technological advancements of our world have been enabled by our capacity to design and fabricate ever smaller electronic chips. These underpin computers, mobile phones and every smart device deployed to date.
Jan 20, 2025
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