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To: JMD who wrote (347)	2/26/1998 3:54:00 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 5853

"Hate to be crude about it but how does one go about making money on the wisdom here? What companies logically flow from the information?" Mike, all roads lead to Rome. Well, in the good old days. There has been a drift west since then. Check out San Diego. Think of how Qualcomm will benefit, although they don't own the little lasers, the methanol fuel cells, or IP rules. Those are enabling technologies which will make Qualcomm the centre of the universe. Though I'm sure some will call that an exaggeration. Yes, great article. Thanks.

To: JMD who wrote (347)	2/26/1998 6:52:00 PM
From: Stewart V. Nelson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5853

Mike Take a look at UNPH. They are trying to corner the world market for laser intelligence! regards Stew Nelson

To: JMD who wrote (347)	2/28/1998 2:06:00 PM
From: kinkblot	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5853

Mike, here's an article from EETimes 8-Dec-97 that discusses chip-level optical interconnects: techweb.com Several all-silicon approaches are discussed, but getting a viable silicon emitter in the visible range appears to be the stumbling block. Lucent Bell Labs is working with an AlGaAs / Al oxide process to make two-dimensional VCSEL arrays that would be a layer across the entire chip. This results in lower power dissipation than with present compound semi VCSELs, permitting use on silicon CMOS ICs without burnout. But the Bell Labs approach requires a transfer scheme such as flip-chip. Board-level VCSEL tranceivers for Gigabit Ethernet and other standards are currently available from Hewlett-Packard and Honeywell MicroSwitch. Will