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In Intel , Anne Matsuura is the director of the quantum and molecular technology department, and Mike Davies is the director of the Neuromorphic Computing Laboratory. Together, they researched ways to create new computers that could compute in areas close to human reasoning and synchronous processing, unlike today's computers that are based on instructions (single, line-by-line calculations, one task at a time, etc.). They called the study quantum computing and neuromorphic computing.
They introduced these breakthrough technologies in Intel Labs' official website and recent activities, such as Quantum Software Development Kit (SDK), Loihi Neuromorphology Research Chip, and corresponding circuit boards and modules .
Quantum Software Development Toolkit SDK
Anne Matsuura uses different types of computers and different types of software. We use switches called bits/bits in digital computers, while quantum computers use qubits , which are not switches for binary . Because quantum computers can see operations performed simultaneously, digital computers can only see two variables. For example, a digital computer can see the front or the back of a coin, and can only see one of them, while a quantum computer can see the front and the back at the same time.
To make this type of computer work properly, special software is required. Since quantum computers are relatively few, the quantum software development kit SDK can be designed as a platform for simulation on digital computers. SDK uses an optimized quantum running environment (an environment optimized to execute hybrid quantum classical algorithms), meaning that quantum synchronous computing can simulate algorithms such as financial modeling in real time. The goal of
quantum SDK in its beta version is to advance the scientific development behind quantum computing, create new software instances that can use quantum computing, and ultimately create devices that can use quantum computing software. This is a huge leap for computers that can see the world in a holistic way rather than linear way.
Neuromorphic Computing Laboratory
Mike Davies is working hard to create an intuitive system for neuromorphic computing using the Loihi 2 second-generation research chip. Loihi 2 is a neural chip that uses the Lava open source software framework. Neural chips are like neurons and synapses that process millions of calculations per second, designed to mimic the thought processes in the brain.
Loihi 2 can work in a variety of situations, with four Loihi 2 chips being used in series on a module. These modules can then be set up in series to carry dozens of interwoven systems, creating an intuitive structured ecosystem that can mimic thousands of algorithmic inferences per second. Among them, the development board that can be installed in series is Kapoho Point, a Loihi 2 system with 8 chips and double-sided (4 chips per side).
These development boards have been sent to the community of members participating in the research, and the Air Force Research Laboratory was the first to receive the Kapoho Point board and has achieved amazing results in solving optimization problems. These plates can solve problems with up to 8 million variables, while at the same time 10 times faster than other nervous systems and reduce their energy from running by 1000 times. This may mean that the AI system can run inference selections in computing at a speed that mimics brain waves .
About team
Research team has more than 700 researchers, 500 doctorates, more than 100 chief engineers and researchers, involving more than 30 technical disciplines. The study began five years ago and currently has a research community of 180 companies that are supporting these studies.
Article reference link:
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/intel-labs-quantum-and-neuromorphic-computing-working-to-create-real-world-applications
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