SMRTR Science & EngineeringJun 2, 2026Interesting Engineering

Japan-US team builds world’s first silicon spintronic chip for smart computers

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Scientists from Japan's Tohoku University and the US National Institute of Standards and Technology have built the world's first silicon-based spintronic probabilistic bit, or p-bit. Unlike traditional binary computing, p-bits randomly fluctuate between 0 and 1, making them ideal for AI and machine learning tasks. This breakthrough brings large-scale probabilistic computers one step closer to real-world use.

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