LightPeak was presented at end of 2009 by Intel as revolution of cable based data transmission. It should union all transmission protocols  in a single interface, based on opto-electronics. Unfortunately they didn't disclose what type of optical cable it will use. The article of Mike Hatcher explains the background of two key technologies of Intel: LightPeak and Silicon Photonics.  I'm curios what Intel will do in this direction and who will be the first on market with LightPeak interface. Read more...