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.

Engineers have reached a theoretical limit for efficiently converting analog data into digital bits in an emerging computer technology. The future of computing may be analog. The digital design of our ...

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

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

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 ...

When old tech dies, it usually stays dead. No one expects rotary phones or adding machines to come crawling back from oblivion. Floppy diskettes, VHS tapes, cathode-ray tubes—they shall rest in peace.

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

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella hailed a research breakthrough as the company unveiled an analog optical computer built with ...

In 1961, the best general purpose desktop computer money could buy was the Pace TR-48. At just 400 pounds and $25K, the only downside was that it was a little tough to program. That's because the ...

[Janis Alnis] wanted to build an analog computer circuit and bought some multiplier chips. The first attempt used apparently fake chips that were prone to overheating. He was able to get it to work ...