Laser-plasma accelerator drives free-electron laser for record 8 hours

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that a laser-plasma accelerator can reliably drive a free-electron laser ...

MicroCloud Hologram Inc. Launches FPGA-Based High-Performance Surface Code Quantum Simulation Platform

MicroCloud Hologram Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLO), (“HOLO” or the "Company"), a technology service provider, launched a simulator that fully leverages the unique advantages of FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate ...

ZK Prover Code "Venus" Released to Dramatically Reduce L2 Fees and Scale Web3

Zisk, released by the Polygon Hermez team, represented a major leap forward. Its segmented proving model and RISC--V--based architecture achieved roughly 10--fold faster trace generation than any ...
TechSpot

The legendary 3dfx Voodoo is back in FPGA form

In context: 3dfx remains a legendary name among gamers and 3D graphics enthusiasts more than two decades after its demise (it was acquired and absorbed into Nvidia in 2000). Resourceful developers and ...
Morningstar

SAP to Set Up AI Unit, Adopt Use-Based Pricing, Bloomberg Says

--German business-software group SAP is establishing a unit to push the adoption of artificial-intelligence features as it plans to charge customers based on AI consumption, Bloomberg reports, citing ...
Morningstar

TIER IV joins imec's Automotive Chiplet Program to accelerate chiplet-based architectures and AI accelerators for SDVs

As the industry pivots toward software-defined vehicles (SDVs), the decoupling of hardware and software has become a competitive necessity. TIER IV is addressing this through two key pillars: ...
IEEE

Balancing Accuracy and Resources in FPGA Approximate HLS: Model-free vs. Model-based Approaches

Abstract: Approximate Computing (AxC) enhances energy and resource efficiency by intentionally relaxing accuracy requirements, offering an attractive trade-off for FPGA-based hardware accelerators. In ...
AppleInsider

Video won't kill the Apple Podcasts star, but will make them more engaging

Apple Podcasts is no longer just an audio app, as native adaptive video and dynamic video ads will be available soon for creators to really show their stuff. While Apple Podcasts already supports some ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Automated MLIR-based HLS framework That Generates FPGA HW Designs From A Variety of CNN Layers (TU Dresden)

“Driven by the increasing demand for low-latency and real-time processing, machine learning applications are steadily migrating toward edge computing platforms, where Field-Programmable Gate Arrays ...
Wired

AI Industry Rivals Are Teaming Up on a Startup Accelerator

The largest western AI labs are taking a break from sniping at one another to partner on a new accelerator program for European startups building applications on top of their models. Paris-based ...
TechSpot

A hobbyist built a 486-style motherboard using an FPGA and pure determination

Back to the x86 Past: As PC hardware becomes prohibitively expensive for many users, modders are increasingly turning to retro computing and related projects. One developer recently set out to build a ...