Created a data transfer system 10 times faster than USB

Researchers have developed a data transmission system that is capable of transmitting information at a speed of 10

times greater than via USB. The system connects powerful chips with a polymer cable as thick as a strand of hair. A new development could improve the energy efficiency of data centers.

As the study authors noted, nowThere is an explosive growth in the amount of information transferred between computer chips. And most data is transmitted over ordinary copper wires. However, such wires consume a lot of energy.

An alternative to copper wire is fiber optic cable, although it has its own problems. Fiber optics use photons, but computer chips typically don't interact well with them.

The new data transmission channel takes advantage of both copper and fiber optic cables, but at the same time eliminates their disadvantages. The throughput here reaches 105 gigabits per second.