February 22, 2025

IBM developed optical chip prototype transmission rate 1Tbps

IBM developed optical chip prototype transmission rate 1Tbps

IBM, the blue giant that has been leading the trend of technology, announced a major achievement today. The prototype of the "Holey Optochip" optical chip has reached the ultra-high data transmission rate of 1Tbps for the first time.

This amazing speed is eight times faster than today's parallel optical transmission. It literally downloads 500 high-definition movies in one second, or sends the entire US Library of Congress an hour or so, or lets 100,000 people enjoy 10Mb at the same time. Broadband internet access.

Using unique technology, Holey Optochip drilled 48 "holes", or 48 optical vias, on a standard 90nm CMOS silicon process, 5.8 x 5.2mm area chip, thus forming 24 receivers The channel and the 24 transmitter channels can be optically transmitted through the back of the chip, resulting in this ultra-compact, high-performance, low-efficiency optical module, or an optical transceiver.

Holey Optochip has also set a new record in terms of power consumption. The entire transceiver is less than 5W, and a 100-watt light bulb can support 20, which is in line with the goals of green computing and allows companies to implement large-scale applications at the same time. Control of energy consumption.

IBM is also using very simple post-processing technology on completed CMOS wafers. The equipment and processes used are also standard configurations today, making wafer utilization very high.

As for when it can be put into commercial use, im does not give an exact timetable, but it is estimated that it will take about 10 years.

IBM also announced another achievement: the two most efficient optical links ever. With an innovative receiver design, a complete single-channel VCSEL link can transmit at speeds of up to 15Gbps and consume only 20mW. For the first time, it has actually proved that the optical interconnect can meet the needs of the 2020 ExaScale exascale supercomputer. And this link has a very high fault tolerance.

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