Before revision: 6, June 2000 Benefits of using optical interconnection Optical interconnections can provide benefits over conventional metal wires which include: More predictable timing Reduction of power and area for clock distribution Absence of electromagnetic wave phenomena Distance independence of performance of optical interconnects Frequency independence of optical interconnects Architectural advantages Reducing power dissipation in interconnects Voltage isolation Density of interconnects Reducing the wiring layers Chips could be tested in a non-contact optical test set Benefits of short optical pulses Challenges for optical interconnect However, there are still many technical challenges in implementing dense optical interconnects to silicon CMOS chips.
After revision: 6, June 2000 Benefits of using optical interconnection Optical interconnections can provide benefits over conventional metal wires which include: More predictable timing Reduction of power and area for clock distribution Absence of electromagnetic wave phenomena Distance independence of performance of optical interconnects Cross-talk free interconnects Architectural advantages Reducing power dissipation in interconnects Voltage isolation Density of interconnects Reducing the wiring layers Chips could be tested in a non-contact optical test set Benefits of short optical pulses Challenges for optical interconnect However, there are still many technical challenges in implementing dense optical interconnects to silicon CMOS chips.