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

Recent progress on both analog and digital simulations of quantum fields foreshadows a future in which quantum computers ...

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

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

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

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

Understanding the Fundamentals of Analog Computing How Analog Computing Differs from Digital Analog computing stands apart ...

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 ...

The constant scaling of AI applications and other digital technologies across industries is beginning to tax the energy grid due to its intensive energy consumption. Digital computing's energy and ...

Since the 1990s, evidence has been growing that quantum computers should be able to solve a range of particularly complex ...

Microsoft's CEO, Satya Nadella, announced a breakthrough in optical computing, published in Nature. The analog optical ...

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