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Scientists Create Ultra Fast Memory Using Light
Novel “photonic latch” technology paves the way for ultra-fast, light-based computing for AI and data centers.
Bridging the Valley of Death: ISI’s Computational Systems Division and the DREAMS Evolution
A team at USC is democratizing advanced semiconductor development by providing researchers with rapid design generators, validated IP libraries, and FPGA-based prototyping platforms that compress the journey from concept to working silicon from years to months.
USC Researcher Wins Prestigious Computing Award for Scientific Workflow Innovations
USC Viterbi Information Sciences Institute computer scientist Ewa Deelman, whose software has helped detect gravitational waves and map earthquake risks, has been honored with one of the field’s most prestigious awards.
AI’s Promise and Peril: USC Experts Navigate the Breakneck Pace of Artificial Intelligence
As artificial intelligence advances at breakneck speed, even the scientists building it admit they’re navigating uncharted territory where the line between revolutionary breakthrough and existential risk remains alarmingly unclear.
MOSIS 2.0 Revives a Legacy: Rehan Kapadia Outlines a Bold Future for Rapid Microelectronics Prototyping
Rehan Kapadia, director of MOSIS 2.0, shared how the service is building on its pioneering legacy to create a national network that lowers barriers, accelerates prototyping, and drives U.S. innovation in microelectronics.
What Would It Take to Eat Breakfast on the Moon?
At LA Tech Week, a USC Information Sciences Institute panel explores the infrastructure, policies, and partnerships shaping the new space race.
California Semiconductor Workforce Data Reveals Major Gap Between Industry Projections and Reality
USC-led study challenges assumptions about technician demand as chip manufacturing expands, and demonstrates a shortage in engineers. This new job posting screening system could be used to monitor workforce needs in real time for any industry.
Beyond the Hype: Quantum Computers Start Solving Real Problems
At ISI’s LA Tech Week panel, researchers explored how the principles of quantum mechanics are becoming real-world technologies, with high hopes for drug discovery
Charting the Future of Chip Prototyping
A MOSIS 2.0 panel explores how to bridge lab-to-fab, support defense programs, and build a sustainable national network
AI Is Powering the Search for America’s Critical Minerals
At USC ISI, researchers are using machine learning to unlock data from thousands of maps and build one of the world’s largest knowledge bases of global mineral resources.