IBM Debuts Optical Transceiver Chipset

IBM debuted a new optical transceiver chipset today that researchers within the company promise will allow users to download data eight times faster than current technology. IBM cited the rising demand for digital media such as movies as the driving force behind the new technology. "IBM says it can meet that need, building its new chipset by making an optical transceiver with standard CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) technology, and combining that with optical components crafted from exotic materials such as indium phosphide and gallium arsenide. The resulting package is just 3.25mm by 5.25mm in size, small enough to be integrated onto a printed circuit board."

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[HomelessInLaJolla]

IBM did the work with funding from the US Department of Defense's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Does that mean that the taxpayers will receive a discount on the final product when it hits store shelves?

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