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Wednesday August 21, 12:15 pm Eastern Time
Press Release
SOURCE: The Boeing Co.
Boeing Donates Optical Patents to Alabama A&M
Technology Could Lead to Revolutionary Developments in Computers
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2002--The Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA - News) has made a donation of
intellectual property to the Alabama A&M University Research Institute that could be used to develop faster, more powerful
computers.
The Research Institute will use the donation of patents relating to optical logic and optical computing technology to conduct research in new
quantum optical logic gates. Such gates are designed to consume significantly less energy and transmit significantly more data at much higher speeds than current silicon-based computer technology.
"We concluded that the best way to complete the development of optical computing and realize its full potential was to donate our patents in this
portfolio to Alabama A&M University, a leader in the field," said Gene Partlow, vice president of Boeing's Intellectual Property Business.
"This is just another example of how we can recognize the value of Boeing ideas and make better use of them by allowing experts in the field to bring them to reality. We are very proud to be associated with a breakthrough in optical computing that could ultimately benefit all of us."
Alabama A&M University Research Institute Chief Scientist H. John Caulfield, who is working with Idaho State University logician Jonathan Westphal to develop the optical computer technology, said: "The valuable research that Boeing had conducted into optical computers in the past will help bring -- through this donation -- optical computers closer to reality."
Unlike the silicon-based electrical circuitry used in today's computers, optical computers use light-wave technology and laser beams to process data through the millions of logic gates that comprise the central processing unit, or "brain," of a computer. Because light can travel so much faster and with less resistance between points than electrons passing through wire circuits,
optical gates will process significantly more data with significantly less energy.
Because of their speed and efficiency, optical computers will be especially useful in applications requiring extremely high data
flow and processing rates. Encryption and de-encryption, for instance, would be limited only by the speed at which information
could be put into the system, Caulfield explained.
"Boeing is being an excellent corporate partner and recognizes the bright futures we both will have if we work together," said
Dr. Dorothy Huston, vice president for research and development at Alabama A&M University, who accepted the Boeing donation. The university located in Huntville, Ala., is one of the historically black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, partnered with Boeing.
In addition to donations of intellectual property and equipment, The Boeing Co. makes more than $8 million in charitable investments each year to help develop intellectual talent and promote academic achievement at colleges and universities with demonstrated records of academic excellence, programs fostering critical skills, and opportunities for diverse populations.
Contact:
The Boeing Co.
William Cole, 314/232-2186
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Wednesday August 21, 12:15 pm Eastern Time
Press Release
SOURCE: The Boeing Co.
Boeing Donates Optical Patents to Alabama A&M
Technology Could Lead to Revolutionary Developments in Computers
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2002--The Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA - News) has made a donation of
intellectual property to the Alabama A&M University Research Institute that could be used to develop faster, more powerful
computers.
The Research Institute will use the donation of patents relating to optical logic and optical computing technology to conduct research in new
quantum optical logic gates. Such gates are designed to consume significantly less energy and transmit significantly more data at much higher speeds than current silicon-based computer technology.
"We concluded that the best way to complete the development of optical computing and realize its full potential was to donate our patents in this
portfolio to Alabama A&M University, a leader in the field," said Gene Partlow, vice president of Boeing's Intellectual Property Business.
"This is just another example of how we can recognize the value of Boeing ideas and make better use of them by allowing experts in the field to bring them to reality. We are very proud to be associated with a breakthrough in optical computing that could ultimately benefit all of us."
Alabama A&M University Research Institute Chief Scientist H. John Caulfield, who is working with Idaho State University logician Jonathan Westphal to develop the optical computer technology, said: "The valuable research that Boeing had conducted into optical computers in the past will help bring -- through this donation -- optical computers closer to reality."
Unlike the silicon-based electrical circuitry used in today's computers, optical computers use light-wave technology and laser beams to process data through the millions of logic gates that comprise the central processing unit, or "brain," of a computer. Because light can travel so much faster and with less resistance between points than electrons passing through wire circuits,
optical gates will process significantly more data with significantly less energy.
Because of their speed and efficiency, optical computers will be especially useful in applications requiring extremely high data
flow and processing rates. Encryption and de-encryption, for instance, would be limited only by the speed at which information
could be put into the system, Caulfield explained.
"Boeing is being an excellent corporate partner and recognizes the bright futures we both will have if we work together," said
Dr. Dorothy Huston, vice president for research and development at Alabama A&M University, who accepted the Boeing donation. The university located in Huntville, Ala., is one of the historically black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, partnered with Boeing.
In addition to donations of intellectual property and equipment, The Boeing Co. makes more than $8 million in charitable investments each year to help develop intellectual talent and promote academic achievement at colleges and universities with demonstrated records of academic excellence, programs fostering critical skills, and opportunities for diverse populations.
Contact:
The Boeing Co.
William Cole, 314/232-2186
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