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IBM Optical Chip Zips Huge Files Using Little Power

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the zip-without-the-zap dept.

An anonymous reader wrote to mention that IBM has unveiled a new prototype chip that can transmit data at up to 8 TB/sec, or about 5,000 high-def video streams. While this might not be entirely amazing, the fact that they did it using the same amount of juice required to light a 100-watt lightbulb, is. "The resulting total bi-directional data transfer rate is 300 Gb/s, nearly doubling the performance of a version IBM introduced last year. Compared to current commercial optical modules the transceiver provides 10-fold greater bandwidth in 1/10 the volume while consuming comparable power, IBM said."

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  1. Re:ARRRR! by macslas'hole · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Let's just hope the pirate bay doesn't get a hold of this puppy.
    What's with the moderation in this article? The parent is at least funny.
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  2. Crack-smokin Mods by macslas'hole · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Off-topic, my drunken ass! There are, at this moment, five other posts at zero or less that should be at one or more. Do you late-nighters just dislike AC's that much?

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