What caught my eye was this tidbit....
"Analogue computing
The last trick up SFN’s sleeve is Bizen analogue blocks – op-amps and comparators (in the PDK), and even analogue computing blocks such as a divider – the analogue computing blocks avoiding using logic – and thus the associated ADC and DAC – in certain applications. Using a coarse-fine architecture, Summerland is predicting 1μW 1μs analogue division instead of ~20 instructions and ~100 instruction cycles if logic was employed. This analogue processing capability is being branded IPU for ‘instantaneous processing unit’."
Analog computers making a comeback ?
you never know.
What caught my eye was this tidbit.... "Analogue computing The last trick up SFN’s sleeve is Bizen analogue blocks – op-amps and comparators (in the PDK), and even analogue computing blocks such as a divider – the analogue computing blocks avoiding using logic – and thus the associated ADC and DAC – in certain applications. Using a coarse-fine architecture, Summerland is predicting 1μW 1μs analogue division instead of ~20 instructions and ~100 instruction cycles if logic was employed. This analogue processing capability is being branded IPU for ‘instantaneous processing unit’."
Analog computers making a comeback ? you never know.