As memory bit cells of any type become smaller, bit error rates increase due to lower margins and process variation. This can be dealt with using error correction to ...

This “single-error-correct, double-error-detect” approach is often abbreviated SECDED. The second generation of ECC can correct a whole device, while the third adds internal ECC. In memory, the ...

Quantum computing is still in its infancy, easily beaten by traditional computers. One of the biggest challenges? The fact that quantum bits — qubits — are much more fragile than the bits in silicon ...

Astronaut John Glenn was wary about trusting a computer. It was 1962, early in the computer age, and a room-sized machine had calculated the flight path for his upcoming orbit of Earth — the first for ...

In today’s announcement, they’ve figured out how to compensate for six types of errors, by adding an additional mode to the qubit. This makes the qubit more resilient and accurate, and opens the path ...

Quantum error correction can protect fragile captured starlight from being degraded by unwanted interactions with its environment. (Courtesy: iStock/angelinast) Space ...