Intel's CTO Justin Rattner gives keynote at IDF
Bowers gave a demo of the four laser chip and Rattner placed his hotel keycard in between the beams.
Bowers gave a demo of the four laser chip and Rattner placed his hotel keycard in between the beams.
How will the laser chips communicate with the motherboard and other processors? A multiplexor will combine the light into a single fiber optic link with 1 terabit per second bandwidth. Rattner says this is a 50X increase over the best electrical link.
How will the laser chips communicate with the motherboard and other processors ? A multiplexor will combine the light into a single fiber optic link with 1 terabit per second bandwidth. Rattner says this is a 50X increase over the best electrical link.
Rattner faces a flurry of questions during the QA session following the keynote.
Rattner faces a flurry of questions during the QA session following the keynote.
In what may be a first at IDF, a giant bunny asks a question. The INQUIRER's Charlie Demerjian wore the bunny suit for losing a bet to Voodoo PC's Rahul Sood. Demerjian wrongly predicted that Dell would never offer computers with AMD processors.
In what may be a first at IDF, a giant bunny asks a question. The INQUIRER’s Charlie Demerjian wore the bunny suit for losing a bet to Voodoo PC’s Rahul Sood. Demerjian wrongly predicted that Dell would never offer computers with AMD processors.
A closer look at the four laser chip.
A closer look at the four laser chip.
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