Siemens and Google Cloud to cooperate on AI-based manufacturing solutions Google Cloud and Siemens are to co-operate in order to optimise factory processes and improve productivity on the shop floor.
According to Siemens, it intends to integrate Google Cloudâs data cloud and artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) technologies with its factory automation solutions to help manufacturers innovate for the future.
Data is critical for todayâs industrial processes, but many manufacturers continue to use legacy software and multiple systems to analyze plant information, which is resource-intensive and requires frequent manual updates to ensure accuracy. In addition, while AI projects have been deployed by many companies in âislandsâ across the plant floor, manufacturers have struggled to implement AI at scale across their global operations.
Boost for quantum computing In what could be a boost for quantum computing and communication, a team of European scientists have reported a new method of controlling and manipulating single photons without generating heat.
The solution makes it possible to integrate optical switches and single-photon detectors in a single chip.
The European Quantum Flagship project, S2QUIP, is reported to have developed an optical switch that is reconfigured with microscopic mechanical movement rather than heat, making the switch compatible with heat-sensitive single-photon detectors.
Currently, optical switches work by locally heating light guides inside a semiconductor chip. This approach does not work for quantum optics, said Samuel Gyger, a researcher from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.
QLSI project plans 16 qubit chip Alongside European partners, the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS is developing a scalable technology for silicon qubits for quantum computers.
The Fraunhofer IPMS is part of the newly launched European project QLSI (Quantum Large-Scale Integration with Silicon), which aims to develop a 16-qubit chip within four years backed with â¬14.6 million from the EU.
Silicon qubits can manipulated and read out quickly and are suited for quantum computing due to their small size, high fidelity and compatibility with industrial manufacturing process.
Silicon qubits have been successfully demonstrated many times in the past; the project is now focusing on demonstrating a 16 qubit chip and developing a scalable technology for industrial implementation.
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Andes Technology and Rafael Microelectronics announce strategic partnership Andes Technology and Rafael Microelectronics have announced a strategic partnership to bring a wireless IoT connectivity solution based on RISC-V cores to the industry.
Andes Technology is a developer of 32/64-bit RISC-V CPU core solutions, while Rafael Microelectronics, is a provider for RF IP and wireless communication subsystem cores.
Wireless subsystem IPs from Rafael Microelectronics are designed as complete solutions that enable protocols of IoT connectivity to run on AndesCore ultra-compact N22 processor.
Rafael Microelectronics offers Bluetooth Low Energy version 5.0/5.1/5.2, Zigbee version 3.0 and full frequency band of sub gigahertz subsystems with radio designs targeting on various process nodes. The N22, which is a highly efficient and low-power 2-stage pipeline RISC-V CPU core, can work with Rafaelâs wireless subsystems to provide full control of MAC layer, Netw