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tslug on May 28, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Stanford engineers' breakthrough heralds super-eff...

If it's using infrared light for signaling, doesn't that mean waste heat could more easily corrupt data?

marcosdumay on May 28, 2015 [–]

There are several different frequencies of infrared. Unless your chip is getting too hot (in the 400°C or more), the best frequencies do not mix with thermal radiation.

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