WILMINGTON, Del., Jan. 30, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Third-Order Nanotechnologies, Inc. announced today the successful fabrication of a new generation of molecularly engineered materials for application in high-speed computational systems. The new material, known as Kerrene, is designed for use in ultra-quick optical switching devices such as the all-optical transistor (AOT), which some experts anticipate could eventually replace the silicon transistor which currently constitutes the foundation of today's microprocessor. In order to keep in step with Moore's Law (a principle which states the number of transistors on a silicon chip doubles approximately every eighteen months) new technologies such as the all-optical transistor (AOT) are fostering increased interest and innovation by large microprocessor manufacturers.
The new molecular system is nano-engineered based upon the same novel and revolutionary design architectures applied in the production of other Third-Order materials which have previously demonstrated unprecedented performance and stability. The integration of the material into future products will likely take several years; but given that the all-optical transistor (AOT) could eventually replace the silicon transistor in future computer systems, Third-Order anticipates potential significant returns on this future technology in the field of high-speed computer processing.
The company's previously innovated material class is optimized for use in electricity-switching-light applications (called second-order materials) such as high-speed fiber-optic telecommunication. These new materials are optimized for primary application in light-switching-light (called the third-order effect) systems such as extremely high-speed all-optical computer hardware.
"The successful production of this new material class, anticipated in the recent name change of our company, represents an important increase in the technological estate of the company," stated Frederick Goetz, Jr., president of Third-Order. "Our initial materials are targeted for application in data transmission into and out of a computer or computer network. These new materials are intended to infiltrate the microprocessor of the computer itself. It is important to note that since the nano-engineering of materials for both telecom and high-speed computers exhibit significant technological overlap, we believe these two fundamental innovations to be highly synergistic with our initial anticipated market strategies in the field of high-speed telecommunications."
About Third-Order
Third-Order is a development stage research and development company that is in the process of developing high-activity, high-stability electro-optic polymers for application in the electro-optic and all-optic device market. Electro-optic devices convert data from electric signals into optical signals for use in communications systems and in optical interconnects for high-speed data transfer. All-optic devices such as the all-optical transistor (AOT) control the interaction of light for primary application in ultra-quick computational microprocessors.
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