Intel Research to Solve Real-World Challenges

What’s New: This week at the annual Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Intel is contributing almost three dozen conference, workshop and spotlight papers covering deep equilibrium models, imitation learning, machine programming and more. “Intel continues to push the frontiers in fundamental and applied research as we work to infuse AI everywhere, from … Continued

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Intel Introduces ‘Horse Ridge’ to Enable Commercially Viable Quantum Computers

What’s New: Intel Labs today unveiled what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind cryogenic control chip — code-named “Horse Ridge” — that will speed up development of full-stack quantum computing systems. Horse Ridge will enable control of multiple quantum bits (qubits) and set a clear path toward scaling larger systems — a major milestone on the … Continued

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What It Will Take to Make Quantum Computers Practical

By Jim Clarke As the marathon to achieve the promise of quantum computing edges forward one step at a time, researchers are making incredible discoveries in the lab. But moving from lab scale to the real world will require demonstrating quantum practicality – the moment this transformative technology makes the leap from research to commercial viability in … Continued

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Accenture, Airbus, GE and Hitachi Join Intel Neuromorphic Research Community

What’s New: Today, Intel announced the first corporate members – Accenture, Airbus, GE and Hitachi – to join the fast-growing Intel Neuromorphic Research Community (INRC). The INRC has tripled in size over the past year and now has more than 75 organizations, spanning leading universities around the world, government labs, neuromorphic startup companies, and now … Continued

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Why More Software Development Needs to Go to the Machines

Our expert: Justin Gottschlich leads the Machine Programming Research (MPR) team in the Systems and Software Research Lab. Justin’s newly-formed research group focuses on the pioneering promise of machine programming, which is a fusion of machine learning, formal methods, programming languages, compilers and computer systems. His simple explanation of machine programming: MPR uses forms of … Continued

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The Race to Commercially-Viable Quantum Computing Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint

By Rich Uhlig Quantum computing receives a lot of attention due to its potential to take on problems beyond the reach of today’s computers, such as new drug discovery, financial modeling and exploring how the universe works. Universities, governments and technology companies around the world are striving to achieve a commercially-viable quantum computing system. While … Continued

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Innovation through Collaboration: Building Research Communities

By Rich Uhlig We find ourselves in a world awash with data growing at an unprecedented rate. And that data is changing in nature with respect to how and where it is collected as we blanket the planet with new sensing technologies. Cameras, microphones and location sensors in our smart phones, attached to our vehicles … Continued

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Intel’s Pohoiki Beach, a 64-Chip Neuromorphic System, Delivers Breakthrough Results in Research Tests

» Download all images (ZIP, 28 MB) What’s New: Today, Intel announced that an 8 million-neuron neuromorphic system comprising 64 Loihi research chips — codenamed Pohoiki Beach — is now available to the broader research community. With Pohoiki Beach, researchers can experiment with Intel’s brain-inspired research chip, Loihi, which applies the principles found in biological … Continued

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Intel Offers Computer-Powered ‘Echolocation’ Tech and Artificial Intelligence Research at CVPR 2019

What’s New: Intel is presenting a series of research papers that further the development of computer vision and pattern recognition software and have the potential to radically transform future technologies across industries – from industrial applications to healthcare to education. The Intel team presented their research, which leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and ecosystem-sensing technologies to build … Continued

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Navigating Intel’s Future in Technology and Computing

How he’d describe his job to a 10-year-old: “We explore the future.” Digging out promising leads: Rich says the experts at Intel Labs – “We recruit the smartest people in key areas” – discover and research disruptive new forms of technology and computing, often through Intel’s academic investments. Rich and the 750 employees around the … Continued

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Intel Spotlights Research in Silicon Spin Qubits and Quantum Applications Development at American Physical Society

During the American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting in Boston, researchers from Intel Labs demonstrated the progress they are making toward developing a commercially viable quantum computing system, including breakthroughs in hardware and software development for the quantum computing stack and development of a tool that will rapidly speed the research and optimization of silicon spin qubit … Continued

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Intel Drives Development of Quantum Cryoprober with Bluefors and Afore to Accelerate Quantum Computing

What’s New: Intel, Bluefors* and  Afore* have introduced the first cryoprober, a quantum testing device named the Cryogenic Wafer Prober, developed specifically to speed the development of quantum computing solutions. Intel identified the need for a quantum testing tool to collect more data about quantum chips called “qubits.” “Building on our expertise in transistor process technology, we … Continued

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Video: Intel Demonstrates Multi-Robot System (B-Roll)

» Download video: “Intel Demonstrates Multi-Robot System (B-Roll)” B-roll video shows a demonstration of distributed, autonomous and collaborative multi-robot systems working collectively to accomplish complex missions beyond the capability of a single robot. For example, these multi-robot systems can be deployed in search-and-rescue, precision agriculture and industrial automation. The multi-robots are powered by a 16mm2 … Continued

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Images: Intel Shows Collaborative Mini-Bots, 5G Innovations and Brain-Inspired Computers at ISSCC 2019

» Download all images (ZIP, 16 MB) Photo 1: These Intel-powered minibots are 4 inches by 4 inches and demonstrate a distributed, autonomous an collaborative multi-robot system that can aid in applications such as search and rescue. (Credit: Walden Kirsch/Intel Corporation) Photo 2: These Intel-powered minibots are 4 inches by 4 inches and demonstrate a … Continued

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Intel Shows Collaborative Mini-Bots, 5G Innovations and Brain-Inspired Computers at ISSCC 2019

» Download all images (ZIP, 16 MB) What’s New: This week, Intel is presenting a series of innovations that have the potential to enable real-time, low-energy computation for an increasingly connected and data-driven world – from 5G networks to intelligent edge systems and robotic systems. These innovations in integrated circuits and systems-on-chip will be presented … Continued

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Intel Announces Dr. Rich Uhlig as New Managing Director of Intel Labs

What’s New: Dr. Richard (Rich) Uhlig is the new managing director of Intel Labs. In this role, he will lead Intel Labs in its mission to look beyond today’s product portfolio to discover and research new forms of technology and computing. Intel Labs operates one of the most advanced networks of collaborative university-based research partnerships … Continued

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Intel Announces Neuromorphic Computing Research Collaborators

What’s New: Today, Intel named academic, government and corporate research groups participating in its Intel Neuromorphic Research Community (INRC) and discussed research progress from the inaugural INRC symposium held in October. The goal of the INRC is to tackle the challenges facing the adoption of neuromorphic architectures for mainstream computing applications. INRC members will use Intel’s … Continued

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Intel Labs

Intel Labs works with and sponsors leading researchers around the world. That includes prominent university science and technology centers, the National Science Foundation and the Semiconductor Research Corp. The research from Intel and these agencies is transforming how machines think, learn and adapt. » All Intel Labs News Latest News Intel Spotlights Research in Silicon … Continued

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Building a Future Computer That Will ‘Look Like No Other’

How she’d describe her job to a 10-year-old: “I’m building futuristic computers that will basically let you do many calculations all at the same time.” A machine that will ‘look like no other’: Since 1959, when American theoretical physicist Richard Feynman introduced the concept of using quantum effects for computation, physicists have worked with quantum … Continued

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Intel Starts Testing Smallest ‘Spin Qubit’ Chip for Quantum Computing

Intel researchers are taking new steps toward quantum computers by testing a tiny new “spin qubit” chip. The new chip was created in Intel’s D1D Fab in Oregon using the same silicon manufacturing techniques that the company has perfected for creating billions of traditional computer chips. Smaller than a pencil’s eraser, it is the tiniest … Continued

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