Electronic Design

So…Use of Analog Computers is “A Question of Time” (Part 1)

Our new tech editor for Analog looks at the evolution of “analog” and how it inadvertently spun off a pop music genre. Operational Amplifiers are exactly that—amplifiers that can perform mathematical ...
SlashGear

Analog Vs Digital Signals: What's The Difference, And How Do They Work?

The distinction between analog and digital signals is very simple, but it can still be a challenge to wrap one's mind around the concepts that define the two systems. Just when you think you've got it ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Comparing Analog and Digital SRAM In-Memory Computing Architectures (KU Leuven)

A technical paper titled “Benchmarking and modeling of analog and digital SRAM in-memory computing architectures” was published by researchers at KU Leuven. “In-memory-computing is emerging as an ...
Hackaday

Analog Optical Computer For Inference And Combinatorial Optimization

Although computers are overwhelmingly digital today, there’s a good point to be made that analog computers are the more efficient approach for specific applications. The authors behind a recent paper ...
Nanowerk

Programmable wave-based computer advances analog computing

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The pursuit of faster and more efficient computing has been a driving force in technological progress for decades. As the demand for computational power continues to grow, ...
Electronic Design

So...Analog Computers Turn THAT Lorenz Attractor into Child’s Play (Part 3)

As requested by readers, editor Andy Turudic demonstrates that it’s child’s play to set up an Analog Computer to compute a Lorenz Attractor. Anabrid’s THAT Analog Computer provides a flexible, ...