Jointly¹ developed by scientists from Hangzhou Dianzi University and Zhejiang University in east China's Zhejiang Province, the new chip, named "Darwin," was revealed earlier this week after more than a year of research.

 

"It can perform intelligent computer tasks by simulating a human brain's neural² networks, in which neurons connect with one another via synapses³," said Dr. Ma De from Hangzhou Dianzi University.

 

The black plastic piece is smaller than a dime⁴, but is equipped with 2,048 neurons and four million synapses, two of the fundamental units that make up the human brain.

 

With the new chip, a computer can do more while using less electricity. "It can process 'fuzzy information' that conventional computer chips fail to process," said Shen Juncheng, a scientist from Zhejiang University.

 

For example, it can recognize numbers written by different people, distinguish among different images, and move objects on screen by receiving a user's brain signals.

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