Forget quantum computing – Fujitsu has a better idea

#Fujitsu has teamed up with the University of Toronto to concoct a new computing architecture which is thousands of times faster than a conventional machine, and offers benefits over and above a #quantumcomputer in terms of swiftly solving real-world problems which require heavyweight analysis. #Google #Dwave

The new architecture sticks with conventional semiconductor tech and is built on a ‘basic optimisation circuit’ that uses FPGAs, and it offers flexible circuit configurations, with these basic circuits able to be implemented in parallel at high densities.

The end result is that the architecture, which has already been prototyped, can perform computations around 10,000 times faster than a conventional computer, and it can also deal better with ‘combinatorial optimisation problems’ than a quantum computer.

Combinatorial what-now? Basically, this refers to complex real-world problems such as planning disaster recovery operations, formulating economic policy, optimising investment portfolios, or simultaneously managing multiple projects on a strict budget.

In other words, problems which involve a huge amount of factors and elements that must be considered and evaluated in relation to each other, and all weighed up together in terms of attempting to make the optimal decision. Real head-scratchers, as they might otherwise be known.
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