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Thread: Photonic computer a step closer; 50 Gbps experimental chip

  1. 27-07-2010 08:12 PM #1
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    Default Photonic computer a step closer; 50 Gbps experimental chip

    Optical computer a step closer; 50 Gbps experimental chip

    Intel Creates World’s First End-to-End Silicon Photonics Connection with Integrated Lasers; Could Revolutionize Computer Design, Dramatically Increase Performance, Save Energy
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  2. 27-07-2010 09:40 PM #2
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    Cool Stuff.
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  3. 27-07-2010 09:44 PM #3
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    Can you play freecell on it?
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  4. 27-07-2010 09:48 PM #4
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    Would be cool to be able to split up PC components in future. That way I can finally keep a CPU or two in the fridge...
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  5. 27-07-2010 10:26 PM #5
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    mmm multi-core processor gel packs... if only sata can be replaced with optics
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  6. 27-07-2010 10:40 PM #6
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    the age of photonics is upon us! grab your laaayyzzors and hide!
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  7. 28-07-2010 08:18 AM #7
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    Yup, in 20 years from now kids will joking about the slow pc's we had today.
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  8. 28-07-2010 08:19 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by CorneN View Post
    Yup, in 2 years from now kids will joking about the slow pc's we had today.
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    A new age in computing has began... Great stuff..

    Very exciting to see what type of applications this tech will yield...
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  10. 28-07-2010 10:59 AM #10
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    Capable of transferring the entire contents of a laptop in a second.

    Where would it transfer it to? Surely the HDD/USB 3.0 R/W speed would bottleneck this speed.
    Last edited by jprheeder; 28-07-2010 at 11:00 AM. Reason: typo
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  11. 28-07-2010 12:24 PM #11
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    Hologram hard drives might work if for each Photon beam would have a disc of its own, that and if they find Superconductors it would really work!!
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  12. 28-07-2010 12:27 PM #12
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    this is why Intel will always be ahead of AMD (apart from dodgy business dealings), R & D
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  13. 28-07-2010 01:20 PM #13
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    For those interested, here is a video showing a demo:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz3DaACN_54

    and it seems I missed this one:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fwa2J0XGs4
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  14. 28-07-2010 01:35 PM #14
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    This is a really cool technology...

    I'm just liking the scalability that this kind of thing possibly brings to the table.
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