IBM Scientists Create Ultra-Fast Device Which Uses Light for Communication between Computer Chips
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 - 17:07
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- IBM scientists today unveiled a significant step towards replacing electrical signals that communicate via copper wires between computer chips with tiny silicon circuits that communicate using pulses of light. As reported in the recent issue of the scientific journal Nature, this is an important advancement in changing the way computer chips talk to each other.