The first application to utilize Avago's embedded optical core technology is Intel's Light Peak, a new fiber optic cable technology announced earlier this month at the annual Intel Developers Forum. Light Peak is a new high-speed optical interconnect technology designed to run multiple existing I/O protocols over a single cable to interconnect electronic devices. It provides high bandwidth starting at 10 Gb/s with the potential to reach 100 Gb/s over the next decade. At 10 Gb/s, a full-length Blu-ray movie can be transferred in under 30 seconds.
“Intel is pleased to be working with Avago Technologies to bring Light Peak optical components to market in 2010,” said Jason Ziller, director of the Optical I/O Program Office at Intel Corp. “Light Peak has high bandwidth and the ability to run multiple I/O protocols over a single cable, allowing the technology to connect to numerous devices, including displays, disk drives, peripherals, and docking stations.”.
“With its extremely thin 2mm profile and a power consumption of 135mW per 10G channel, this Avago embedded optical core will fit into very small spaces, a critical requirement for electronic computing and consumer electronics devices,” said Philip Gadd, vice president and general manager of the Fiber Optic Products Division at Avago Technologies.

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