IBM on Thursday introduced a prototype chip dubbed the “Holey Optochip,” a wedding of traditional computer chip technology with the use of optical pathways. Able to transmit 1 terabit of data per second, the prototype chipset could eventually result in faster downloads of information like apps and streaming video. The prototype to be discussed at the Optical Fiber Communications Conference in Los Angeles, Calif., carries with it staggering processor power yet uses off-the-shelf silicon.
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Holy Semiconductors! IBM Reveals 1Tbps Holey Optical Chip
Posted by: Ed Sutherland March 8, 2012 10:05 AMIBM on Thursday introduced a prototype chip dubbed the “Holey Optochip,” a wedding of traditional computer chip technology with the use of optical pathways. Able to transmit 1 terabit of data per second, the prototype chipset could eventually result in faster downloads of information like apps and streaming video. The prototype to be discussed at the Optical Fiber Communications Conference in Los Angeles, Calif., carries with it staggering processor power yet uses off-the-shelf silicon.