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New Chip Enables 1.5 Gbps Wireless Data Speeds

New Chip Enables 1.5 Gbps Wireless Data Speeds

Posted November 22, 2011 at 6:05pm by iClarified
Rohm yesterday announced it has developed a chip that reached wireless data transmission speeds of 1.5 Gbps, reports TechCrunch. The company also said speeds of 30 Gbps will be possible in the future.

The semi conductor device uses terahertz waves for data transmission, has a micro antenna attached to it and is 2cm long and 1cm high (size of the module). Rohm developed the technology in cooperation with a research team at Osaka University.

The chip is expected to cost just 'several hundred yen' or several American dollars to produce. Current terahertz-based wireless chips cost millions of yen to produce, are 20cm squared, and have a top speed of just 0.1 Gbps, according to the Nikkei.


Of course, it will likely take several years before this technology is widely available.

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Buggsy2
Buggsy2 - November 23, 2011 at 2:49am
At what power consumption ?
Noman
Noman - November 22, 2011 at 7:57pm
Why is it shaped like a funny little coin?
namedb
namedb - November 23, 2011 at 10:36am
it's the latest technology. coinchips. haven't you heard?
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