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New optical memory unit poised to improve processing speed and efficiency

This new type of optical memory unit,called a programmable photonic latch, is fast and scalable. It could offer a high-speed silicon photonics solution for volatile memory. WASHINGTON — Researchers ...
Phys.org

A multi-level breakthrough in optical computing—a faster, more efficient, and robust memory cell

For the first time, an international cadre of electrical engineers has developed a new method for photonic in-memory computing that could make optical computing a reality in the near future. The team ...
Detroit Free Press

From ‘Optical Synapses’ to a ‘Photonic Brain’ — Integrated Photonic Neural Networks Toward Low-Power General-Purpose

SHANNON, CLARE, IRELAND, February 5, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — A new publication from Opto-Electronic Technology; DOI 10.29026/oet.2025.250011, discusses integrated ...
NextBigFuture

Quantum Pathway to Go Beyond Current Data Storage Limits for New Optical Memory

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) have proposed a new type of memory, in ...
Semiconductor Engineering

New Approach to Encoding Optical Weights for In-Memory Photonic Computing Using Magneto-Optic Memory Cells

A new technical paper titled “Integrated non-reciprocal magneto-optics with ultra-high endurance for photonic in-memory computing” was published by researchers at UC Santa Barbara, University of ...
Optics

'Superman' optical memory startup SPhotonix raises $4.5M

SPhotonix, the US-headquartered startup company looking to commercialize "5D" or "Superman" ultra-stable optical data storage technology originally developed at the University of Southampton in the UK ...