APIC Corporation has been awarded a contract modification to its Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Other Transaction Agreement (OTA). The modification funds the prototyping and flight-testing of APIC’s patented Heterogeneously Integrated Photonics and Electronics (HIP-E) technology, marking a massive leap forward in high-performance computing for tactical military applications.
In modern warfare, data is a strategic weapon. By bringing immense computational power directly to the tactical edge, the AFRL and APIC aim to fundamentally change the dynamics of aerial combat.
“The enhanced processing speed guarantees that airborne weapon systems and vital sensor-to-shooter links can process threats and react faster than any adversary,” said APIC Founder, Chairman and CEO Dr. Raj Dutt. “This split-second cognitive superiority provides a decisive advantage, virtually ensuring a win in every engagement.”
Under this new phase, APIC will integrate its groundbreaking HIP-E technology into a standard 3U VPX board. This hardware will undergo rigorous, practical test and evaluation environments aboard a designated test aircraft to prove its viability in high-stress operational scenarios.
Traditional computing architectures rely on copper wires and copper traces within printed circuit boards (PCBs) to route data between electronic components. However, copper has hit its physical limits, creating severe bottlenecks in speed, bandwidth and thermal efficiency.
APIC’s HIP-E technology, an advanced approach to Co-Packaged Optics (CPO), replaces these legacy copper connections with ultra-high-speed light paths. By fusing photonics directly with electronics, HIP-E delivers a transformative solution that propels conventional computing far beyond the traditional boundaries of Moore’s Law.
The performance metrics of HIP-E represent a paradigm shift in data processing:
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Massive Throughput: HIP-E circuits deliver point-to-point bandwidths on the order of several terabits per second (Tbps) with bi-sectional bandwidths reaching tens of petabits per second (Pbps) in data center configurations.
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Near-Zero Latency: Network latency is slashed from milliseconds down to mere nanoseconds.
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Processor Optimization: The combination of enormous bandwidth and ultra-low latency improves overall system speed by a factor of 20, enabling processors to operate at a sustained, highly-efficient rate of 85%.
