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
Link To Document :
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