Intel Corporation

Everardo D Ruiz

James E Akiyama

Tom Willis

A central component of a processor based system, the central component including a processor and an optical interface to transmit data encoded as an optical signal to an optical interface of an external component of the processor based system, and to receive data encoded as an optical signal from the optical interface of the external component, the external component being one or more of an external peripheral device, a docking station, and a port replicator.

Optically connecting computer components

A data exchange architecture using optical links. A device is proximate to a display screen. An optical module is coupled to the device. An optical link is coupled to the optical module, wherein the optical module to convert optical signals received by the optical module over the optical link into electrical signals for the device.

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Beaverton, OR, United States of America

Everardo D Ruiz