Advantest Corporation announced an optical-electrical printed circuit board technology that uses an optical waveguide technology to provide up to 160 gigabit-per-second, high-volume data transfer. Features include higher density mounting and wiring and electrical connection and waveguide coexistence. Advantest predicts a faster semiconductor tests system with higher packaging densities, and it plans to use the technology in practical applications by 2011. 

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