Implications of Scalable Neuromorphic Computing (Sandia National Laboratories)


A new technical paper titled "Neuromorphic Computing: A Theoretical Framework for Time, Space, and Energy Scaling" was published by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories. Abstract "Neuromorphic computing (NMC) is increasingly viewed as a low-power alternative to conventional von Neumann architectures such as central processing units (CPUs) and graphics processing units (GPUs), however... » read more

Computer Architecture Extending The Von Neumann Model With A Dedicated Reasoning Unit For Native Artificial General Intelligence (TU Munich, Pace U.)


A new technical paper titled "Augmenting Von Neumann's Architecture for an Intelligent Future" was published by researchers at TU Munich and Pace University. Abstract "This work presents a novel computer architecture that extends the Von Neumann model with a dedicated Reasoning Unit (RU) to enable native artificial general intelligence capabilities. The RU functions as a specialized co-proc... » read more

Ferroelectric, hafnium oxide based transistors for digital beyond von-Neumann computing


Source: AIP Applied Physics Letters, published 2/4/2021.  Evelyn T. Breyer1,  Halid Mulaosmanovic1,  Thomas Mikolajick1,2, and  Stefan Slesazeck1 1Nanoelectronic Materials Laboratory (NaMLab) gGmbH, 01187 Dresden, Germany 2Chair of Nanoelectronics, TU Dresden, 01187 Dresden, Germany   Technical paper link is here » read more

Von Neumann Upset


My recent article about the von Neumann architecture received some quite passionate responses, including one that thought I was attempting to slight the person. That was most certainly not the intent, given that the invention enabled a period of very rapid advancement in computers and technology in general. The process of invention and engineering are both quite similar and yet different. In... » read more

Machine Learning Popularity Grows


Machine learning and deep learning are showing a sharp growth trajectory in many industries. Even the semiconductor industry, which generally has resisted this technology, is starting to changing its tune. Both [getkc id="305" kc_name="machine learning"] (ML) and deep learning (DL) have been successfully used for image recognition in autonomous driving, speech recognition in natural langua... » read more

Technology Tsunami Approaches


How many times have we heard the saying that technology advancements are accelerating and that inevitably the older generation will have increasing problems keeping up with the new advancements? This happened to me with software development methodologies over fifteen years ago. I still program, when people actually let me, using basically the same techniques I learned when I was in my teens.... » read more