Science and Technology Committee (Commons)
4 November 2026
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Science and Technology Committee (Commons) House of Commons
Follow its sittings00:05 - 01:23
Speaker 5
Order. Order. And welcome to the Science and Technology Committee's second evidence session in our inquiry into the exciting area of low-energy computing. Now this inquiry grew out of our Under the Microscope initiative through which researchers drew our attention to the potential of neuromorphic computing and silicon photonics. And in our first session we explored the science behind these technologies and their potential to make computing more energy-efficient and the implications of that.
But today we are going to turn to their practical application and the industry perspective, and we want to understand where these technologies could deliver meaningful benefits, how soon they might be adopted more widely and what barriers stand in their way. And to help us understand that, I'm really pleased to welcome our first panel and I'm going to ask each of these industry experts to introduce themselves and their organisation and as they explain the neuromorphic technology that they use. And so if I could start with Dr Mangoma, could you introduce yourself, explain the technology you're using and what's so special about it?
01:23 - 01:40
Speaker 8
Brilliant. Thank you, Chair, and thank you all for having us. My name is Tanya Mangoma. I am the Chief Product Officer at Analogue Insight. We're a design and IP house, which basically means, for companies, we take their ideas from a PowerPoint presentation all the way to silicon.
01:40 - 02:10
Speaker 10
So we work with all the big foundries to be able to deliver this and design for them. We focus on a specific skill set called analog and mixed-signal design, and this is a key component for neuromorphic computing, especially when you're talking about analog neuromorphic computing. For myself, I have a PhD in neuromorphic computing, and since graduating, I've been trying to commercialise the technology within the UK, facing many barriers, but overcoming some. And hopefully today I'll be able to share more about what's happening in the ecosystem and how we could help, as Analogue, but also as personalities.
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