New Memory-Centric Chips Could Transform Deep-Space Exploration

A new chip architecture from University of Michigan engineers could help future space telescopes process vast amounts of data more efficiently, potentially making missions to search for Earth-like planets significantly lighter and less power-hungry. The research, developed in the context of NASA’s proposed Habitable Worlds Observatory, targets a major challenge in space-based imaging: data movement. Telescopes searching for faint exoplanets must process information in real time while continuousl