Microsoft unveils 100x more efficient computer using microLEDs and photonic sensors
The analogue optical computer at the Microsoft Research lab in Cambridge uses different intensities of light passing through a digital sensor to make its computations (Image: Chris Welsch / Microsoft)
Made with photonic components, the analogue optical computer could tackle AI workloads at higher speed and with greater efficiency
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