From ARVic, original post here.

A terahertz (THz) transmitter with a per-channel data rate of ten gigabits per second over multiple channels has been revealed.  The Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan’s Hiroshima University and Panasonic Corporation announced the development of the transmitter as a silicon CMOS integrated circuit.

It could mean data rates ten times higher than current technology.  Details were given at the International Solid-State Circuit Conference held on January 31 to February 4 in San Francisco, California.

The frequency 275 GHz to 305 GHz is higher than those used in the millimetre-wave spectrum but have a much wider bandwidth.  THz waves are part of the electromagnetic spectrum between infrared and microwave.  Some research projects are looking at that spectrum, also called the submillimeter band.

This frequency range is unallocated, and to be discussed at the World Radiocommunication Conference in 2019.

Read the detailed press release here.  Image from this article re the upcoming $570M market for Terahertz products.