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ADVA joins EU-funded DIMENSION project for single-chip electro-optical integration in data centers

"DIMENSION unites specialists from different fields and enables us to address the complete value chain of directly modulated lasers, from materials research to application," says Bert Offrein, manager, photonics, IBM Research – Zurich. "What we're bringing to the table is a lot of experience with transformational data-center innovation," he adds. "We're focusing on incorporating highly efficient III-V materials into silicon chips. Our role is to design and produce the integrated active optical components," Offrein continues. ."This technology will bring the optics to where the data is generated, and that leads to improvements in every part of the data center. By enhancing interconnections at different reaches, from centimeters up to kilometers, we'll be able to reduce size, cost and power on links between boards, computers and facilities."

http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2016/jun/adva_100616.shtml

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