# Close to the Edges: Moore’s Law & Shannon’s Limit

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2021-01-01
- Length: 38m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-01-close-to-the-edges-moores-law-shannons-limit
- Listen: https://www.eetimes.com/podcasts/close-to-the-edg…w-shannons-limit/

## Summary

Rob Shore, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Infinera, discusses how the electronics industry is approaching the physical limits of Moore’s Law (silicon integration) and Shannon’s Limit (data transmission capacity). He explains how the proliferation of data centers has shifted traffic patterns to 'east-west' interconnects, driving demand for higher capacity in long-haul and subsea networks. Shore details Infinera's role in optical networking, including the transition to coherent transmission, the use of ROADM technology, and emerging solutions like Nyquist subcarriers and XR optics to manage bandwidth more efficiently.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-01-close-to-the-edges-moores-law-shannons-limit#t=0) Introduction: Moore’s Law and Shannon’s Limit
- [3:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-01-close-to-the-edges-moores-law-shannons-limit#t=222) Approaching Physical Limits in Silicon and Fiber
- [9:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-01-close-to-the-edges-moores-law-shannons-limit#t=566) The Data Center Revolution and Traffic Shifts
- [16:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-01-close-to-the-edges-moores-law-shannons-limit#t=1013) Open Networking and Disaggregation
- [25:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-01-close-to-the-edges-moores-law-shannons-limit#t=1544) Optical Evolution: From ROADM to Coherent Transmission
- [27:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-01-close-to-the-edges-moores-law-shannons-limit#t=1666) Nyquist Subcarriers and XR Optics
- [33:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-01-close-to-the-edges-moores-law-shannons-limit#t=2023) Future Technologies: Quantum Computing and Entanglement

## Topics

- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Infinera (company)
- AT&T (company)
- Google (company)
- Netflix (company)
- Microsoft (company)
- Verizon (company)
- Blackberry (product)
- Android (product)
- ROADM (tool)

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