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Light Emitting Silicon Steps It Up

Posted by Hemos on from the move-that-data-faster dept.

h4mm3r writes "STMicroelectronics plans to announce a breakthrough on Monday in light-emitting silicon that could lead to a new generation of more powerful computing processors and more efficient automobile components as well as potentially higher-speed optical data-transmission systems. (gotta register, free yadda yadda)"

3 of 94 comments (clear)

  1. So is there a working demo? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No? Well, there you go.

  2. Re:Saab by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Saab is special. They also have variable displacement engines in development. They tend to get wierd ideas and the permission to check them out too.

  3. Re:Integration by Drakula · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    The latter. Totally Karma whored...although I wasn't the one that moderated the post up...

    My statement was also meant as more of an agreement with the article. I didn't need to read the article to know this was true because I work in the industry. I do agree that the moderation is undeserved however.

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