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From: Jeroen Belleman <jeroen@nospam.please>
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Subject: Re: Intel demonstrates first fully integrated optical I/O chiplet
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 20:08:21 +0200
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On 6/28/24 14:42, Jan Panteltje wrote:
> Intel Demonstrates First Fully Integrated Optical I/O Chiplet
>   Intel's optical compute interconnect chiplet is expected to revolutionize high-speed data processing for AI infrastructure.
>    https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/intel-unveils-first-integrated-optical-io-chiplet.html
> 
> Partial quote:
>   "What It Does: This first OCI chiplet is designed to support 64 channels of 32 gigabits per second (Gbps) data transmission
>   in each direction on up to 100 meters of fiber optics
>   and is expected to address AI infrastructure’s growing demands for higher bandwidth, lower power consumption and longer reach.
>   It enables future scalability of CPU/GPU cluster connectivity and novel compute architectures,
>   including coherent memory expansion and resource disaggregation.
>   "
> 
> 
> So ever faster ...
> 

Not to worry, ways will be found to waste it all.

When I see systems with multi-hundred MHz clock speeds
/still/ take several seconds to respond to elementary
requests... Grrr!

Jeroen Belleman