Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) Unveils Super-Fast Technology

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) has intentions of speeding up communications between silicon chips. Besides accelerating the work of cloud data centers, this will also help in saving energy.

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The company is collaborating on a new technology that will replace conventional copper data cables, thus making computing far more efficient. However, the technology, which will push in tiny lasers and fiber optic connections into a chip for direct transmission of data to another chip, will not be ready for commercial applications; not in the next three to five years, according to a Wall Street analyst.

Intel will offer its silicon photonics technology to connecting servers inside data centers. The lead researcher of the technology, Mario Paniccia, says, “We’re launching this in mass production, and Intel has decided to make a significant investment. We have lots of customers.”

The technology has a lot to offer

There is a lot to reap from the use of Intel’s new technology given that it will be replacing the utilization of the conventional Ethernet networking cables. Besides, it is worth noting that many tech companies the likes of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO), Luxtera, and Rockley Photonics are all moving towards silicon photonics technology.

First, it will reduce the costs of running a data center, especially for the large computing clusters that are crunching data, running apps, or hosting websites. It will also help companies in rethinking whether or not it’s worth re-establishing ways of organizing computers inside data centers. Apparently, the company says that it already has products related to the technology.

The force behind the new technology

The optical breakthrough’s biggest bang will be in the design of data centers. This is according to vice president of research for data center technologies with 451 Group, Andy Lawrence. He feels that the existing copper technology does not control data center operators. However, they have the limitation of how they lay out their equipment and design.

Meanwhile, the technology has taken shape following responses from various powerful companies the likes of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (NYSE:RAX), the cloud hosting company. These are some of those who are committed to using the technology. However, the details of availability and pricing of the technology are yet to be known. Intel last traded at $34.74 an increase of $0.05 or 0.14%.

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