When it comes to computing devices, performance is usually measured in the CPU department through how many cores a device has or how fast its processors are running. But the norm may soon change, especially after the introduction of IBM’s SyNAPSE super chip.
SyNAPSE (Systems of Neuromorphic Adaptive Plastic Scalable Electronics) is a new type of chip that mimics the human brain and was introduced back in 2011 by IBM and funded by DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) of the United States.
The new chip boasts 1 million neurons, 256 million synapses and 4096 neurosynaptic cores that run on 70mW of power. This amount of computing power allows the chip to process various data in parallel much like the human brain.
According to IBM the chip will be able to deliver the performance of several racks of conventional computers that will run on power required to operate a hearing aid. With that in mind, the chip could bring dramatic changes to the industry. For instance, future phones will be able to have longer battery life and perform like a powerful computer.
At present, IBM has developed a programmable working board with 16 chips working in unison. The company has also created an educational outreach program called SyNAPSE University plus a new computing language that will utilize the power of the chip.
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