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Keumars Afifi-Sabet

Computing 'paradigm shift' could see phones and laptops run twice as fast — without replacing a single component

Multi Colored Computer Silicon Wafer Extreme Close-up Shot.

A new approach to computing could double the processing speed of devices like phones or laptops without needing to replace any of the existing components.

Modern devices are fitted with different chips that handle various types of processing. Alongside the central processing unit (CPU), devices have graphics processing units (GPUs), hardware accelerators for artificial intelligence (AI) workloads and digital signal processing units to process audio signals. 

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