DocumentCode
1477814
Title
Light at the end of the chip
Author
Savage, Neil
Volume
47
Issue
5
fYear
2010
fDate
5/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
19
Lastpage
19
Abstract
A better photodetector could bring optical data transfer between computer chips closer to reality, according to the IBM researchers who created the device. Such an advance could overcome a looming speed limit-the rate at which data can move between a processor´s cores, or from one chip to another, over copper wire.
Keywords
Copper; Crystallization; Detectors; Germanium; Optical computing; Photodetectors; Plugs; Probes; Semiconductor device noise; Silicon;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.2010.5453129
Filename
5453129
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