This year was marked by many scientific breakthroughs, but Colorado University clearly wants to finish the 2015 big shake-up. Representatives of the University said that were able to create the first processor, transmitting data using light, not electricity.
The structure of the processor is not fully photon, but its 850 optical elements of the I/o endow him with breakneck throughput in comparison with the chips, one relying on electricity — we’re talking about 300 gigabytes per second per square millimeter, that is 10-50 times higher than our usual values.
The processor has a small size (3 to 6 millimeters) and two cores. However, potential novelty can ever turn the market computing power without having to reinvent the wheel again. For example, you can create a server machine, able to transmit huge amounts of data. Also the new technology there are wide opportunities of optimization, so we have yet to see her true potential.
According to the materials Engadget.com