Intel claims speed of light chips in offing

[Feuerwizard]

ISRAELI DAILY Ha'Aretz said that an optical transmission scheme prototyped by CTO Pat Gelsinger at various of its forums in the past year is close to delivering huge frequency hits.
According to the newspaper, Intel Israel technicians have almost mastered the ability to meld optics and electronics meaning that faster computers are within sight of the techies.

The paper quotes Amir Elstein, joint CEO of Intel Israel, as saying that when everything is matched up, switches will be able to operate at 1GHz, leading to vastly faster computational capabilities.

According to an Intel press release, the Internet "will run faster".

You can find the Ha'Aretz story here (http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/416440.html)

[Jagndeke]

According to an Intel press release, the Internet "will run faster".


So how much faster are we talking here? And does it just apply to the speed of the internet or are we going to see blazing increases in processer speeds too!