IBM’s light chips could save data centers from bandwidth traffic jams

Written by Anurag | Dec 9, 2012 6:30:00 PM

IBM is announcing today it has created breakthrough silicon nanophotonics chips, or those that can use traditional silicon technology and laser light to transfer data at extremely high speeds. Read IBM’s light chips could save data centers from bandwidth traffic jams
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