Brand-new computer chip uses sound waves for data, not electricity
Harvard researchers have created the first chip that can modulate acoustic waves as information carriers, as opposed to EM waves.
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Harvard researchers have created the first chip that can modulate acoustic waves as information carriers, as opposed to EM waves.
The MIT design uses light, instead of physical wires, to transmit information through the chip.
Collaborative research with ECE Professors Çamsarı & Luke Theogarajan and John Martinis (Physics) published in Nature Electronics shows promise of probabilistic computers
The design comprises alternating layers of sensing and processing elements.
MIT engineers built a LEGO-like artificial intelligence chip, with a view toward sustainable, modular electronics. The chip can be reconfigured, with layers that can be swapped out or stacked on, such as to add new sensors or updated processors.