Holey Optochip, Chip Optical From IBM to Transfer Data Up to 1 Terabyte per Second

Recently, a team of IBM researchers have developed an optical chip that can transfer data at up to 1 Tbps (1 Terabit per second). This super-fast chip called Holey Optochip.

This chip offers energy efficiency, Holey Optochip reached a record pace with energy efficiency, Transceiver only consume less than five watts.

The technology itself is created by making 48 holes fabricated in standard CMOS chips measuring 90 nanometers. The holes are used to add 24 receiver and transmitter channel 24 on the back of the chip.

This chip will support the future of supercomputing power and data center applications, where IBM has been using optical technology. IBM researchers have announced the prototype of Holey Optochip on March 8, 2012 in Optical Fiber Communication Conference event in Los Angeles, USA.