Prototype chip achieves fastest ever wireless data transmission speed
Rohm has developed a prototype chip capable of reaching a wireless data transmission speed of 1.5Gb/s, the highest level ever.
Working in conjunction with a research team from Osaka University, the Japanese electronics specialist says it believes speeds of 30Gb/s will be possible in the future.
The 2 x 1cm semiconductor device uses Terahertz waves for data transmission and has a micro antenna attached to it. Rohm says the chip is much smaller than current devices operating in the Terahertz band and it will also be cheaper – approximately $1.30 per chip.
Rohm plans to start mass producing the new chips in three to four years.
