Chip Made in IBM "Download" 500 Film HD per Seconds

IBM researchers have developed a prototype of an optical chip that can transfer data at up to 1 Tbps (1 Terabit per second). This figure is equivalent to the download speed 500 film quality HD (high definition) in a second.
Chip called Holey Optochip, a parallel optical transceiver consists of two transmitter receiver designed to handle large amounts of data delivery. 

This chip will support the future of supercomputing power and data center applications, where IBM has been using optical technology.
Optical network will significantly improve data transfer rates by speeding the flow of data using light signals instead of using electrons over wires.
Researchers have been looking for ways to take advantage of the optical signal chip manufacturing techniques together with low cost and high volume.
Researchers at the IBM laboratory building to form 48 Optochip Holey hole fabrication in standard CMOS chips measuring 90 nanometers. The holes are used to add 24 receiver and transmitter channel 24 on the back of the chip.
Researchers have announced the prototype of Holey Optochip on March 8, 2012 in Optical Fiber Communication Conference event in Los Angeles, USA.
The announcement is aimed at commercialization opportunities of this chip in the next decade through a manufacturing partnership.