"Instead of using semiconductor pathways to route data and for the processor interconnects, light pulses are being used instead, using components called Silicon Nanoscale Photonic and Electronic Transceivers, or SNIPERS."
Exaflop computing: Moore's Law isn't dead, It's Moved to Warp Speed | ZDNet"As it already happened in long-haul communications decades ago when optical fibers replaced copper cables, the copper cables that connect racks in the datacenters are started now to being replaced by optical fibers. "
IBM Research | IBM Research | Silicon Integrated Nanophotonics
Saturday, December 04, 2010
Moore's Law isn't dead, It's Moved to Warp Speed
Just when you though computer development was slowing down, connecting computers and components with light will save the day. Steve
