Jena is researching a new chip: Fast data transmission for AI!

Jena is researching a new chip: Fast data transmission for AI!

Jena, Deutschland - Jena (dpa/th) - The future of data transmission is facing a revolutionary breakthrough! Researchers at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena have big plans: they want to develop a groundbreaking chip that converts and strengthens slow electrical signals into optical signals. With the support of around 2.7 million euros in EU funding, this technological hurdle will soon be overcome. This could fundamentally change the way we transfer data!

The key to this progress lies in the electrooptic modulator, which is currently acting as a bottle neck and limits the speed of data transmission. Researcher Carsten Ronning explains: "The interface between electronics and photonics brakes the speed. In a future, in which artificial intelligence generates even more data, this limitation could have catastrophic consequences." The team is certain that you will find a solution with your innovative approach that not only increases the transmission speed, but also revolutionizes efficiency in information and communication transmission.

large project with international support

This ambitious project is part of a comprehensive project that is carried out in cooperation with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the Lausanne University of Applied Sciences. A total of 14 million euros in funding will flow over the next six years into the development of new ideas and materials that aim to raise data transfer to a new level. The scientists are optimistic that their research not only drives technology, but also the way we deal with information.