Intel shows off first fully integrated optical compute interconnect, designed to scale up AI workloads Intel Corp. said today it has achieved another key milestone as it strives to make integrated photonics technology for high-speed data transfers a reality. The chipmaker showed off what it says is the industry’s first-ever “fully integrated bidirectional optical compute interconnect,” or OCI, chiplet, co-packaged with an Intel-made central processing unit. The new chip was showcased at the Opti...