Replies to post #55548 on InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[bulldzr]

Interdigital Telecom was involved in some pretty heady stuff way back then. This study was in optics, so maybe IDCC does have some patents in the optics area.

http://www.spie.org/web/abstracts/2200/2240.html

Paper #: 2240-24
Experimental demonstration of a high-speed free-space
interconnect based on optical ring topology, pp.180-191
Author(s): Jian-Ming Wang, InterDigital Telecom, Inc.,
Great Neck, NY, USA;
Emmanuel G. Kanterakis, InterDigital Telecom, Inc.,
Great Neck, NY, USA;
Al Katz, InterDigital Telecom, Inc.,
Port Washington, NY, USA;
Yan Zhang, InterDigital Telecom, Inc., Great Neck,
NY, USA;
Yao Li, NEC Research Institute, Princeton, NJ, USA;
Nicholas D. Murray, NASA Langley Research Ctr.,
Hampton, VA, USA.

Abstract: In this paper, the design and implementation of a high
speed optical ring topology based free space optical
interconnect is described. This interconnect system
operates at 500 MHz and consists of 16 laser
transmitters, a four channel free space interconnect,
and a fast speed receiver. A Nearest Neighbor
interconnect has been successfully demonstrated. At the
data rate of 500 MHz, the total system throughput is 8
Gbps. The system can easily be operated at much higher
data rates since the rate was only limited by the
electronic circuitry. A discussion is given about
device issues such as optical switching devices and
practical system design issues such as integration and
interface with current electronic systems is
considered. This interconnect is very promising in the
implementation of ultra fast massively parallel SIMD
machines.!12

[dsteel]

Bulldzr,

Interesting stuff, thanks!!

dsteel

[olddog967]

bulldzr: "something called ARPA"


ARPA-DARPA: The History of the Name

ARPA - DoD directive 5105.15 establishing the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) was signed on February 7, 1958. The directive gave ARPA the responsibility "for the direction or performance of such advanced projects in the field of research and development as the Secretary of Defense shall, from time to time, designate by individual project or by category."

DARPA - On March 23, 1972, by DoD Directive, the name was changed to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). DARPA was established as a separate defense agency under the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

ARPA - On February 22, 1993, DARPA was redesignated the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) -- as the agency was known before 1972. The change was outlined in President Bill Clinton's strategy paper, "Technology for America's Economic Growth, A New Direction to Build Economic Strength."

DARPA - On February 10, 1996, Public Law 104-106, under Title IX of the Fiscal Year 1996 Defense Authorization Act, directed an organizational name change to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

Last Updated: October 27, 2003

[chartex]

Great Neck, N.Y. is/was the home of Dr. Schilling and is probably about 50 mi. from present L.I. location. I may be mistaken about it being the home of Dr. Schilling, but it was the
Long Island office of IMM/IDC/IDCC . I had a meeting/lunch with Dr. Schilling there.