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The main disadvantage of the wired chipsets on the market right now is related to overheating and the fact that the data signals only travel a few millimeters from one core to another while silicon photonics can reach many centimeters and a low power consumption.
Though this sounds great, don't get your hopes too high, yet, because the project is not going to be ready any time soon. Will Green, research scientist at IBM said that they are seeing 10-12 years of research before going live with it.
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electricity travels at the speed of light. so there is no guarantee it will be faster due to using light.
Posted by: dru | December 7, 2007 12:50 PM | Permalink to Comment