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

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

While digital computers have become entrenched in our daily lives, a new analog quantum computer offers a stark contrast in both its design and capabilities. A team of physicists from Stanford ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The pursuit of faster and more efficient computing has been a driving force in technological progress for decades. As the demand for computational power continues to grow, ...

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

Good for solving finance and clinical problems... and AI Microsoft researchers in Cambridge have unveiled its latest ...

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