A Tiny Gatekeeper Could Keep AI on Your Device
September 21, 2026
September 21, 2026
LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 21 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news:
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A Tiny Gatekeeper Could Keep AI on Your Device
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Every memory cell in a chip needs a gatekeeper: a device that stays firmly shut until it is called on, then opens instantly. Finding one that does both jobs reliably enough, at the scale chips demand, has stumped the semiconductor industry for decades. A team a . . .
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A Tiny Gatekeeper Could Keep AI on Your Device
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Every memory cell in a chip needs a gatekeeper: a device that stays firmly shut until it is called on, then opens instantly. Finding one that does both jobs reliably enough, at the scale chips demand, has stumped the semiconductor industry for decades. A team a . . .