Intel trumpets world's fastest silicon photonic detector*

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yeah, right.

obvious #

Posted Tuesday 9th December 2008 01:12 GMT

It's not a unit of measure. They're simply telling us the design still has a few bugs...

The one with the fuzzy antennae, thanks.

Justin White

New Unit of Measurement #

Posted Tuesday 9th December 2008 05:42 GMT

Since the Vulture Central Weights and Measures Soviet has already provided the sheepsec (1Ssx) for measuring velocity, I think it begs the question about the velocity of a ladybug riding a photon. Let's hope the Soviet gets on this scientific inquiry of import with rapidity.

Mines the one surrounded by friggin laser beams from what I call my "Death Star".

martinX

Austin Powers Quote #

Posted Tuesday 9th December 2008 05:42 GMT

It's frikkin' laser beams, not friggin'.

It wasnt me

All very impressive.... #

Posted Tuesday 9th December 2008 18:40 GMT

.... unless thats one of those mutant Asian ladybirds.

We need to be told.

Martin Lyne

I.. #

Posted Tuesday 9th December 2008 18:40 GMT

I for one welcome our city-stomping, aphid-munching, homo-gendered ladylords.

Oh, it's a chip, not Manhatten..

Dr Patrick J R Harkin

A ladybird? #

Posted Tuesday 9th December 2008 18:40 GMT

Surely a creature which has to be TOLD it's house is on fire is not a good mascot for a line of photon detectors.

Anonymous Coward

Ladybirds are a bad metric. #

Posted Tuesday 9th December 2008 18:40 GMT

Seriously, think about it. You've got the 1-spot (AKA "no spot"), the 3 spot, the 5 spot, the 7 spot, the 13 spot and the 22 spot... along with various others. Unfortunately, there is no clear relationship between spot enumeration and host magnitude, meaning that the ladybird unit would be even more contorted and inscrutable than Imperial measurements.

Sir Runcible Spoon

tit #

Posted Tuesday 9th December 2008 18:45 GMT

"cram 10's, even 100's of cores into future processors"

so now all we need is a decent OS that can play the latest games that uses all these wonderful cores :)

Alistair

Awesome capture and great dof #

Posted Tuesday 9th December 2008 18:45 GMT

I for one would welcome our new giant chip-measuring insect overlords.

RotaCyclic

hmm #

Posted Tuesday 9th December 2008 18:45 GMT

One of my lecturers at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology was undertaking research into this issue back in the early 1990's, I wondered what happened to the subject.

It's been a long time coming.

Henry Cobb