JFIFPhotoshop 3.08BIM@HKU Engineering Unveils Groundbreaking “Brain-InspiredR720260612PSCIENMAGUAuthor|HKU Engineering Unveils Groundbreaking “Brain-Inspired” Chip to Propel Quantum Computing and Deep-Space Missions Science@https://scienmag.com/hku-engineering-unveils-groundbreaking-brai© 2026 Sciencehttps://scienmag.com/In a monumental development at the crossroads of semiconductor physics and quantum computing, researchers from the University of Hong Kong’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Centre for Advanced Semiconductors and Integrated Circuits (CASIC) have unveiled a revolutionary programmable neuromorphic hardware platform that operates effectively at cryogenic temperatures near absolute zero. This breakthrough […]ScienceTecTechnology and EngineeringTechnology and Engineering5advanced neuromorphic circuits for space applications'brain-inspired spiking neuron emulation!cryogenic silicon carbide MOSFETs)deep-space mission electronics technology'electron-donor impact ionization effect/Hong Kong University quantum computing research,low-temperature semiconductor device physics5negative differential resistance in cryogenic MOSFETs+neuromorphic hardware for quantum computing?programmable neuromorphic platforms at millikelvin temperatures/scalable quantum computing hardware innovations1silicon carbide devices in cryogenic environmentsC    !'"#%%%),($+!$%$C   $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$"F!1A"Qa2Bq#$Rb3CSr%s45DTct=!1AQaq"23R4BSr#b$D ?nS(e 4f)SE")0c)'FSx5h웳[rc䡲O,V#[#_0+vrKLyoi' _dҪ+ A+aB_mLQ.Z*2Z)\tL P*rTڹS娷Y, +or}hu*D=BݕL ]*c.bv |=RJ)8wZP&22qTNqsPQ3] d0^éfg:GS)PEuZn)%v֢ #'/MK&"cTW1[Ce&F}ۢ*=MnW;cO*o76mQ_HuTU6[-ӎ&a˩45hƽ֝/a)8M&İVvWךMm8FPs|КSEӳ0.)TUوa,_NZ./CpPp)APܺH HgΌ}-5 ЎFIəX8RΖ)5qr_SRkFZ:ႈ8OhL.BA#&mK 1a5f?>eBwWTi`N(ZLia]3N)n{3M~yS5E1ˆ{ѐOZm/j'' 3StEK}"AlZ9rR I$Vo!r-28@kb~n5!#q. BG,yЯ˨)g)& cAJ :KK}Ѱ,ٷ>8ZtE Tjڥ eKkbP{ yYG oXH*4HykR{k"պWdG2 ?Q=9ϛSJg6cE}jB?<,@Rl:T-|1!.'ִsBE֔$q%? w,i'Zn}JF gڋQJ5 JyIJQEڹ;";Rg0^'F8ĵ:e4y:zSVjSX4SrIRVj .z}iu.!9$fnr nZ۔ ^yW?-(SO62F0Ee}ktw-\ZUQ`&-|Tu/>K釆>ާ0!40UF.= BmC 1е_-GadTU,> O$rT%@ TI7WLj˽Jc)mV.\d1d_@ʖJ-z\3(f Q<)bJxQ g^REhwS"ݵ*dD}B I 4a\a%N8wH+WLk`@%Zd|k废0qZK8 Ӳͼr TMHD!"@s`wP^}FKH==OzK{)}ۥl2'J!>yC :aM"*WgCg+(2W@q֙K4fӚS-mj\$RHMFY5tV.`><*<&ifKAz:Op)L)݀牾J+ zm' βLo7= TMqIA8p;]9aٵ#Iy6gKйۯQo̫ݣt4;Kɖlm6]ЯMYp_0&e浃]J݄88*X43-)ke.7[xHPnЭK`^!7jJ%J.4)ͧНkowifC_D*z4rj)@3#YN, iM#h Dx (I<ݾe$l6'[y )\V׵,ԭ)@(BT2Y`-=QoM5.r19ƬgK\HI }y H7;JS!ivmE\O}Coq&pɐ ^I}JBH)D'+9<$( JINx*o.@P-j!mq%r2(>o Klht '` ;OGAvS%-#YNs; PZ]+ B&$$'DaYlz閕b p#Y!ɀҊv:TV92jk}xV,䡼{%iq)8 H8WͧNէJ) Ib}iH4>AUs3-rX&j9iH<FoXJ~28pyUyr^%k%TTu4/lGv3g'zO{sE}I<iTdV]3E^u?@cCH~n̶Oxx5c BptI䔏[mRR ,sOwk\!iUV;9AP`\-i]q9H#?Z!)mLր\ Jz W-wDWtj+Ob?{1 Blb50TMtW\ aSNi+Gu#?¥U=G9TǡEu)??ot.,8TRy;(itG;O~uMd*c)?DFAQon@bt)wI gafuf_ 9 XIXǝ⤨Lu \*z3]]\fG)XJ ,]vm\\}G:km=[-HrA)o$ p>le QH*3CZhIzqI 7̸}7"/$ȿd9 P|?ZiQ~ǧ^`]7*lI[&m7}CRUpVP]j=%խ*:C/ Yd(I=oXd:,q!8qiKF'94_^"R r[in%iZH䑌q>f2Q8AB%¶. FKZ3!p :|uQceGi7OLLth#:c`Q%V_Tw}hRgO<wiWᰇsAQV?>B=7boDž1 Lr NIQ DZ!k-Wĵg#Qq窮&:e BrRmξ~qMIFs<$*6]QuZdR+Vk{LAnIDw0|ov53i,\ 'd.#rTË`%"CחcC(ÉM ?, /"u^8CEYu *#=ӇClzq۝q soѦ;B)@m\\EHN*aXB[ O N0xָ/Z4FKmuz1](t<>QknRp]r Ls2=J{aQ5JlSmNwxgvyׁ ?&½& o{!%!;(i;bԑZC2_G9K[ZJQ S_0l P$/VPIq.1Xb)%)!Տ(x| 5n%(9e }|:kD,ƼuW!Zr@)9^?'LO9 F&'a=3#Je!GJf<ݩ p$R߄dL,"}γhFIX;+9(]R<4,NTYp^a Ag㷛3."N[mw;g8VZs]<؋7;aGxvӊ-Ě PY_~49n(#tn\m/4ѩ&j= $+L$+rip3O]JߪOu5xt-:U*xL-gи f.}&Hken-7W#F*[n,:ˎ @'םZ`ya7U',kό\VSZyfSTg Y-IJەT-q \@\KW,OXS*L˪Re(,Ri9Q *#a] R2Y5445oZOqK $wO%[<=RkBSRtx)*NpyoCW.|S[\wJuǍX؎s(yt% o:N0Zy B="{˝~ z][ݿ֤G ;thzqR&Kmkbx&͙v 9!46:&vltfTԄ]-ݣF˻*O<C~^%xF}Nꆵ$;][}q;CqiZiz w)i㘡XfT2Jkx掃) "Ʒ@(jY.MSa-%**<)ːxwS[!^Fi>EnlѶyd{q'NJb/ķ]^0'8H9R[ q”',:͢w+4}Y'eA9R+D_ТFH mR}g^cGH-Vֹ.Huk9%L2Ѯ1mrDžۓlJ"K~-nm)cRױm{GxQQTnZ:2UG!?;=M1SfZtKzKK2+_><ld<꓊~s~Cqj9%G$>o-LRI4ZD7UF]0UGB1NzGőmi+KjH'y֘E][`O/S˖hPm}q wLKղb3#Ci X_򡝛YTEq$* WĮj'FG葈e^mLaHZ{žM&pc^:d }tuDX 1֪\rղO1 JEu?g۠i;Qv@ qCQHxŎ xN>%5ltʠHf%j7 |"WˁtE'FV4W+j?-YWhnakJX<&tSouY(W5BxEl-N[$1w:$ڮ黄mC'LzduP@I9oexVDSۥ&9@z`Ç"e1v2msmOJ9'? FxLMTd)%*'GK̅ӖXaХ\FxkRVTrNjR9Euâ>Y \E89F55*R#~(ʜ1ͤu*SЄ#*\qqkv$Jl"UƩ]ε%]x5Oq06T1D̔ {Fgn&Nq֓{BKyTEH|uU8iW5)?\ҿᢥJO2-Փ?J(蜏