This reminds me of a conversation I had when Z was here. From his days flying combat missions in Iraq, he always wanted everyone to see everything they could see from above in real-time.
Remember that silicon photonis speed is maxed out so in order to increase the amount of data they need to double up on the devices and they require a power Hungry Driver and that would take up additional space and require additional power.
Notice We keep seeing statements across the industry that are very similar to what Lebby said about lightwaves Polymers performance and size. Is this just a coincidence?
You tell me.
"Assessment of Ayar Labs' in-package optical I/O solution showed a 7x bandwidth improvement, a 5x decrease in power consumption, and a 12x footprint reduction versus a commercial state-of-the-art system."
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