IBM's breakthrough chip technology lights the path to exascale computing
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 - 09:00
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- IBM scientists today unveiled a new chip technology that integrates electrical and optical devices on the same piece of silicon, enabling computer chips to communicate using pulses of light (instead of electrical signals), resulting in smaller, faster and more power-efficient chips than is possible with conventional technologies.