Superfast Optically-Based DSP Announced

dawgnut writes "An Israeli venture-funded startup has announced a digital signal processor chip that uses optical connections rather than silicon transistors. The result is a very fast chip with massive throughput for calculating fast fourier transforms that wastes very small amounts of power as heat. Interesting applications (or frightening ones depending on where you come down on the security vs. privacy thing) for remote sensors, biometrics and homeland security stuff." The prototype being showcased is rather large, but Lenslet is hoping to have it shrunk down to a chip within five years. Update: 10/31 00:22 GMT by CN : Whoops, we ran this yesterday. Mea culpa.

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Re:OFN

[1000StonedMonkeys]

Now I'm not a subscriber, so I don't know if this functionality already exists, but it seems like it would be handy if when subscribers saw articles early they could mark them as duplicates for the editors to check.

Re:I have to admit

[Froug]

Israeli companies also make a lot of fraudulent claims.
If all claims were to be believed, then the Israelis have had optical and quantum computers for half a decade, can break any encryption, have unbreakable encryption, and an AI in junior high.

I have no doubt that some Israeli companies do develop interesting innovations, but not every sensational technology press release that finds its way on to Slashdot is entirely honest.