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 efficient approach for specific applications. The authors behind a ...

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

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

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

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

The distinction between analog and digital signals is very simple, but it can still be a challenge to wrap one's mind around the concepts that define the two systems. Just when you think you've got it ...

Microsoft has teamed up with Barclays on a novel approach to tackling artificial intelligence (AI) and optimisation problems based on a scalable analogue optical computer (AOC) architecture, designed ...

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

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

In the first of three parts, Andy hypothesizes that the K2-W Analog Computer Op Amp’s design has some unrevealed mad science in its input-stage design. 1. K2-W Op Amp schematic from Bob Pease’s ...