All-in-one chips seen boosting computer power for artificial intelligence needs

Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and Israeli chipmaker TowerJazz said they have developed a "revolutionary" technology that transforms a commercial flash memory chip into a device that contains both memory and computing ability. This will help provide the computing power needed for artificial intelligence-based applications, the researchers said. The new device enables the creation of a "hardware neural network" inspired by the operation of the human brain, and will "significantly" accelerate the operation of AI-based computing, the Technion said in a statement. Get The Start-Up Israel's Daily Start-Up by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign Up "We have made a big jump forward" with just a small change, Prof. Shahar Kvatinsky of the Andrew & Erna Viterbi Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Technion, who led the project, said in a phone interview. "We have taken an existing commercial technology and made a small change, transforming it into something that is very much needed."