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Photonic AI chip targets faster convolutions with far less energy

Engineers at the University of Florida have built a photonic chip that performs convolutions, the most compute-heavy operation in modern AI, using light instead of electricity and delivering roughly ...
Frontiers

Toward a Visualized Classifier for Depression: Characterization of Hemodynamic Patterns Using Time-Domain fNIRS

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon. Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a chronic illness associated with considerable morbidity and is characterized by high ...
IEEE

RRAM-Based Spectral-Domain Convolution Accelerator for Reliable and Energy-Efficient CNN Inference

Abstract: The growing computational demands of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have motivated the use of spectral-domain inference as an alternative to costly spatial-domain convolutions. In this ...
IEEE

An Efficient-Energy Charge-Domain Convolution Operator for CNN

Abstract: This paper proposes a compact and low-power mixed-signal approach for implementing a convolutional operator in the charge domain. The circuit integrates a voltage divider with selector ...
The New York Times

It’s Time for America to Admit That It Has a Marijuana Problem

The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom. Thirteen years ago, no ...