OEM – Opto-Electronic Memory. These are devices that use light – visible, ultra-violet or infra-red – signals and properties to store and retrieve data. They feature optical-to-electrical and electrical-to-optical transduction.
OEM more generally stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer and OEMs manufacture and supply IT systems and components for use by upstream suppliers. The Opto-Electronic Memory use of OEM is specific to the memory area.
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