Probabilistic Computing: Tohoku Builds World-First Spintronics P-bit on a Silicon Chip
A Japan-US team from Tohoku University and the US NIST built the first working spintronics probabilistic bit (P-bit) on a single silicon substrate using standard chip-fabrication processes. We explain the coin-flip idea, how it differs from quantum computing (room temperature, existing chip lines), and how far it really is from a product.