‘Inexact’ Computer Chip 15 Times More Energy Efficient

Source: Environmental Leader

Researchers have designed an “inexact” computer chip (pictured) that they say is up to 15 times more energy efficient than today’s chip technology. The prototypes cut energy use by allowing processing components – like hardware for adding and multiply ...
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Game of Drones

Source: Forbes

You probably haven't noticed it (and that's the way they like it) but we are entering the drone era: a period in which airborne, remote-controlled vehicles will not just transform warfare but everyday life. With our war in Afghanistan winding do ...
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Game of Drones

Source: Forbes

You probably haven’t noticed it (and that’s the way they like it) but we are entering the drone era: a period in which airborne, remote-controlled vehicles will not just transform warfare but everyday life. With our war ...
Full article at: Forbes  More like this  4 days ago, 7:43pm CDT

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Can probabilistic computing save Moore’s law?

Source: Extreme Tech

At the ACM International Conference last week, researchers from Rice University, Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, Switzerland’s Center for Electronics and Microtechnology, and UC Berkeley unveiled a microprocessor t ...
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First inexact computer chip aimed at developing world

Source: Science A GoGo

Moving from theory to reality, US researchers have unveiled the world's first inexact computer chip (pictured). Error checking on the chip is only enforced for applications that require accuracy; other less fus ...
Full article at: Science A GoGo  More like this  5 days ago, 11:29pm CDT

“Inexact” Chips Are 1500% More Efficient than Today’s Processors

Source: Softpedia

Researches from Rice University in Houston, Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Switzerland’s Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) and the University of California, Berkeley have recently ma ...
Full article at: Softpedia  More like this  5 days ago, 4:15pm CDT