Intel has recently launched a new optical compute interconnect chip that provides 4Tbps of optical connectivity to either a CPU or GPU. This chip is designed to increase the overall performance and efficiency of computing systems by enabling faster data transfer speeds between different components. The chip is being touted as a way to address … Read more
Intel has successfully showcased an optical chiplet integrated with a CPU that can support 4 Tbps data links to cater to the escalating bandwidth needs of AI and high-performance computing applications in data centers. This optical computational interconnect (OCI) chiplet prototype is a significant advancement in high-bandwidth interconnect technology, building on Intel’s longstanding support for … Read more
Intel introduced its first fully integrated optical input/output (I/O) chiplet at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference in 2024. The Optical Computing Interconnect (OCI) chiplet is designed to provide high bandwidth, low power consumption, and extended range I/O connectivity between CPUs and GPUs. This chiplet supports 64 PCIe 5.0 channels, each transmitting at 32 GT/s in … Read more