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Superfast Optically-Based DSP Announced

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the light-speed-processing dept.

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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  1. double post? by Althazzar · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This post was made yesterday already:
    http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/10 /29/143420 3&mode=thread&tid=137

  2. Obvious joke... by Realistic_Dragon · · Score: 0, Redundant

    If only they would develop an optical superfast chip to detect dupes...

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  3. Dupe (again) by KarmaPolice · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yep, it's a dupe: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/10/29/143420 3&mode=thread&tid=137

  4. Posted Yesterday by raider_red · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Haven't I seen this story before?

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  5. Dupe. by univgeek · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Dupe from two days ago!!

    Can you remove this already?

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  6. I recognized this.. by Ancil · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It's a dupe.

  7. Yes my friends by Bendebecker · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This is a repeat of this thread.

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    most of us won't be able to afford it.
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  8. New optical chip! by xfs · · Score: 0, Redundant



    HERE!

  9. HURRAY! by leerpm · · Score: 0, Redundant

    April Fools Day has come 6 months early this year!

  10. Wow this chip is fast! by EmCeeHawking · · Score: 0, Redundant

    So fast that It Can Travel Back In Time

  11. ANOTHER ONE??? by morelife · · Score: 0, Redundant

    why just yesterday... damn, innovation's kicking ASS this quarter!!