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

Analog computers were extensively utilized for scientific and industrial purposes well after the invention of digital computers, as evidenced by their specification and available size.

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.

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

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

When you think of analog computing, it’s possible you don’t typically think of FPGAs. Sure, a few FPGAs will have specialized analog blocks, but usually they are digital devices. [Bruce… ...

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

Digital quantum network cleans up analog noise, allows quantum computation.

Engineers have reached a theoretical limit for efficiently converting analog data into digital bits in an emerging computer technology.